解救 jiějiù to rescue
to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation
How to remember 解救: 解 to explain + 救 aid = to rescue.
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How it is used
- To rescue / save from danger or difficulty - 解救人质 (jiějiù rénzhì) rescue hostages.
- Formal; near-synonym of 营救 (yíngjiù), but 解救 stresses freeing someone *from* a bad situation, while 营救 stresses the rescue *operation*.
- Object can be people, or figuratively 解救于水火 (rescue from dire straits).
Example sentences
- 他们被直升机解救。 Tāmen bèi zhíshēngjī jiějiù.They were rescued by helicopter.