Definition

1. Verb:
   • To come to the rescue; to provide emergency aid: The primary meaning of "ứng cứu" is to act promptly to help someone in a dangerous or critical situation, often involving immediate danger or distress.
   • To reinforce; to send relief: In a military or strategic context, it means to dispatch forces or support to assist an allied group that is under pressure or attack.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Lực lượng cứu hộ đã kịp thời ứng cứu các nạn nhân trong vụ lở núi. (The rescue force promptly came to the rescue of the victims in the landslide.)
  • Quân đội được lệnh ứng cứu cho đồng đội đang bị vây. (The army was ordered to reinforce their comrades who were surrounded.)

Advanced Usage

• "ứng cứu khẩn cấp": emergency rescue.
  • Chiến dịch ứng cứu khẩn cấp đã được triển khai ngay lập tức. (An emergency rescue operation was deployed immediately.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cứu ứng (v): A less common variant with the same meaning as "ứng cứu," also meaning to come to the rescue.
• Cứu hộ (v): to rescue, to provide relief (often used for professional rescue services).
  • Đội cứu hộ đã có mặt tại hiện trường. (The rescue team was present at the scene.)
• Giải cứu (v): to rescue, to save (often from captivity or a specific trapped situation).
  • Cảnh sát đã giải cứu con tin. (The police rescued the hostages.)

Synonyms

• Rescue: to save from a dangerous or distressing situation.
• Reinforce: to strengthen with additional support, especially in military terms.
• Relieve: to provide assistance or aid, often by replacing or supporting someone in a difficult situation.

Related Idioms

• "Lâm nguy mới biết anh hùng ứng cứu": A proverb meaning "Only in danger do you know the hero who comes to the rescue," highlighting that true help is recognized in times of crisis.