Usage note
抢救的意思是紧急救助，通常用在有人受伤或生病时。
Qiǎngjiù de yìsi shì jǐnjí jiùzhù, tōngcháng yòng zài yǒu rén shòushāng huò shēngbìng shí.
Rescue means emergency help, usually used when someone is injured or sick.
Context note
在公园里，如果小朋友摔倒了，大人会赶快抢救。
Zài gōngyuán lǐ, rúguǒ xiǎopéngyǒu shuāidǎo le, dàrén huì gǎnkuài qiǎngjiù.
In the park, if a child falls down, adults will quickly rescue.
5 examples
消防员正在抢救被困的小猫。
xiāo fáng yuán zhèng zài qiǎng jiù bèi kùn de xiǎo māo。
The firefighters are rescuing the trapped kitten.
医生努力抢救病人。
yī shēng nǔ lì qiǎng jiù bìng rén。
The doctor works hard to rescue the patient.
志愿者抢救了受伤的小鸟。
zhì yuàn zhě qiǎng jiù le shòu shāng de xiǎo niǎo。
The volunteer rescued the injured bird.
大家一起来抢救落水的小狗。
dà jiā yì qǐ lái qiǎng jiù luò shuǐ de xiǎo gǒu。
Everyone comes together to rescue the dog that fell into the water.
抢救生命是最重要的事。
qiǎng jiù shēng mìng shì zuì zhòng yào de shì。
Rescuing life is the most important thing.
5 mini stories
小明看到一只小鸟从树上掉下来。他赶快跑过去抢救小鸟。
xiǎo míng kàn dào yì zhī xiǎo niǎo cóng shù shàng diào xià lái。 tā gǎn kuài pǎo guò qù qiǎng jiù xiǎo niǎo。
Xiao Ming saw a little bird fall from the tree. He quickly ran over to rescue the bird.
小红在河边发现一只小兔子。她小心地抢救小兔子。
xiǎo hóng zài hé biān fā xiàn yì zhī xiǎo tù zi。 tā xiǎo xīn dì qiǎng jiù xiǎo tù zi。
Xiao Hong found a little rabbit by the river. She carefully rescued the rabbit.
消防员叔叔抢救了一个小朋友。大家都说谢谢。
xiāo fáng yuán shū shu qiǎng jiù le yí gè xiǎo péng yǒu。 dà jiā dōu shuō xiè xiè。
The firefighter uncle rescued a child. Everyone said thank you.
小动物受伤了，兽医来抢救它。小动物慢慢好了。
xiǎo dòng wù shòu shāng le， shòu yī lái qiǎng jiù tā。 xiǎo dòng wù màn màn hǎo le。
The little animal was injured, the vet came to rescue it. The little animal slowly got better.
在操场上，小华摔倒了。老师马上抢救他。
zài cāo chǎng shàng， xiǎo huá shuāi dǎo le。 lǎo shī mǎ shàng qiǎng jiù tā。
On the playground, Xiao Hua fell down. The teacher immediately rescued him.
Mini dialogue
抢救小动物
A
看，那只小鸟受伤了，我们快抢救它吧！
Kàn, nà zhī xiǎo niǎo shòushāng le, wǒmen kuài qiǎngjiù tā ba!
Look, that little bird is hurt, let's rescue it quickly!
B
好的，我们小心地把它送到动物医院。
Hǎo de, wǒmen xiǎoxīn de bǎ tā sòng dào dòngwù yīyuàn.
Okay, let's carefully take it to the animal hospital.
抢救玩具
A
我的玩具掉进水里了，快来抢救它！
Wǒ de wánjù diào jìn shuǐ lǐ le, kuài lái qiǎngjiù tā!
My toy fell into the water, come rescue it quickly!
B
别急，我用网子把它捞起来。
Bié jí, wǒ yòng wǎngzi bǎ tā lāo qǐlái.
Don't worry, I'll use a net to scoop it up.
Related words and contrasts
similar
救援
jiùyuán
rescue
救援 is often used for larger-scale rescue operations, like disaster relief.
similar
挽救
wǎnjiù
save
挽救 emphasizes saving someone or something from a dangerous situation.
related
帮助
bāngzhù
help
帮助 is a general term for help, less urgent than 抢救.
opposite
放弃
fàngqì
give up
放弃 means to give up, the opposite of trying to rescue.