救援 jiùyuán to save
to save; to support; to help; to assist
How to remember 救援: 救 aid + 援 to assist = to save.
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How it is used
- To rescue/relieve in an emergency - 救援队 (jiùyuánduì) rescue team, 紧急救援 (jǐnjí jiùyuán) emergency rescue.
- Emphasizes the organized operation of reaching and saving people/things in danger.
- Contrast 救助 (jiùzhù, aid/assist the distressed); 救援 is the active rescue effort, often after disasters.