援救

yuánjiù

verb #18,370

Meanings

HSK 5

消防员及时援救了被困人员。

Xiāofángyuán jíshí yuánjiù le bèi kùn rényuán.

The firefighters rescued the trapped people in time.

HSK 7-9

国际社会纷纷伸手援救灾区人民。

Guójì shèhuì fēnfēn shēnshǒu yuánjiù zāiqū rénmín.

The international community reached out to help people in the disaster area.

usage

援救 is more formal than 救. Compare: 救援 has the same characters reversed and is used for organized rescue operations (救援队 = rescue team).

援 yuán

救 jiù