搜救

sōujiù

verb HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 to search and rescue
2 to conduct a search-and-rescue operation

Characters

to rescue; to save

Literally 'search and rescue' - a compact two-character verb for SAR operations.

Examples

HSK 2

搜救队已经出发了。

Sōujiù duì yǐjīng chūfā le.

The search and rescue team has already set out.

HSK 5

地震后，搜救工作持续了三天。

Dìzhèn hòu, sōujiù gōngzuò chíxù le sān tiān.

After the earthquake, search and rescue operations continued for three days.

Tips

culture

搜救犬 (sōujiùquǎn) is a search-and-rescue dog. After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, search-and-rescue dogs became national heroes in China, and 搜救 entered everyday vocabulary.

Stroke Order

搜 sōu

救 jiù