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搜救 (sōu jiù): Search and rescue (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

搜救 consists of 2 characters.

to search, to look for

to rescue; save

How to Use 搜救 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 搜救 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

sōu搜

jiù救

quǎn犬

neutral

search and rescue dog

jǐn紧

jí急

sōu搜

jiù救

formal

emergency search and rescue

Verb + Object

zhǎn展

kāi开

sōu搜

jiù救

formal

launch a search and rescue

Example Sentences with 搜救

tā他

men们

zài在

sōu搜

jiù救

yī一

zhī只

sōu搜

jiù救

xíng行

dòng动

formal

search and rescue operation

sōu搜

jiù救

rén人

yuán员

formal

search and rescue personnel

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

。

They are searching for and rescuing a little dog.

yóu由

yú于

tiān天

qì气

è恶

liè劣

，

sōu搜

jiù救

xíng行

dòng动

bèi被

pò迫

zàn暂

shí时

zhōng中

zhǐ止

。

Due to the severe weather, the search and rescue operation was forced to be temporarily suspended.

guó国

jì际

lián联

hé合

sōu搜

jiù救

duì队

yǐ已

dǐ抵

dá达

zāi灾

qū区

，

zhǔn准

bèi备

zhǎn展

kāi开

quán全

miàn面

jiù救

yuán援

。

The international joint search and rescue team has arrived in the disaster area, ready to launch a comprehensive rescue effort.

Show 5 More Sentences

dì地

zhèn震

fā发

shēng生

hòu后

，

jiù救

yuán援

duì队

lì立

kè刻

zhǎn展

kāi开

sōu搜

jiù救

gōng工

zuò作

。

After the earthquake, the rescue team immediately began search and rescue operations.

nǐ你

men们

shì是

fǒu否

yǐ已

jīng经

què确

dìng定

le了

xià

jǐn尽

guǎn管

xī希

wàng望

miǎo渺

máng茫

，

dàn但

sōu搜

wèi为

le了

zhǎo找

dào到

shī失

zōng踪

de的

dēng登

shān山

zhě

tīng听

shuō说

sōu搜

jiù救

duì队

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

shī失

下

yí一

bù步

de的

sōu搜

jiù救

fāng方

àn案

？

Have you already determined the next step of the search and rescue plan?

jiù

救

rén人

yuán员

yī依

rán然

zài在

fèi废

xū墟

zhōng中

jiān坚

chí持

xún寻

zhǎo找

shēng生

mìng命

jì迹

xiàng象

。

Although the hope is slim, the search and rescue personnel still persist in looking for signs of life in the ruins.

者

，

sōu搜

jiù救

rén人

yuán员

zài在

shān山

lǐ里

sōu搜

xún寻

le了

zhěng整

zhěng整

sān三

tiān天

。

In order to find the missing climber, search and rescue personnel searched in the mountains for three whole days.

zōng

踪

de的

yú渔

mín民

，

dà大

jiā家

zǒng总

suàn算

sōng松

le了

kǒu口

qì气

。

Hearing that the search and rescue team found the missing fishermen, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 搜救.

Words with 搜

搜寻sōu xún
搜查sōu chá
搜索sōu suǒ
搜集sōu jí

Words with 救

呼救hū jiù
急救jí jiù
抢救qiǎng jiù
拯救zhěng jiù
挽救wǎn jiù
救助jiù zhù
救命jiù mìng
救援jiù yuán