获救

獲救

huòjiù

verb #11,523

Meanings

1 to be rescued
2 to be saved

Characters

to obtain; to receive

to rescue; to save

Examples

HSK 6

被困的矿工终于获救了。

Bèi kùn de kuànggōng zhōngyú huòjiù le.

The trapped miners were finally rescued.

HSK 7-9

失踪三天后，他获救生还。

Shīzōng sān tiān hòu, tā huòjiù shēnghuán.

After being missing for three days, he was rescued alive.

Tips

memory

获 (to obtain) + 救 (rescue) = to obtain rescue, i.e. to be rescued. The passive meaning is built into the word.

Stroke Order

获 huò

救 jiù