Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rescue; to save: The primary meaning of "cứu vớt" is to save someone or something from a dangerous, difficult, or hopeless situation. It implies a critical intervention that prevents disaster or ruin.
   • To salvage; to redeem: It can also mean to recover or preserve something of value from a situation that is otherwise a failure or loss.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Lực lượng cứu hộ đã cứu vớt những người bị mắc kẹt trong tòa nhà. (The rescue force saved the people trapped in the building.)
  • Chiến thắng bất ngờ đó đã cứu vớt mùa giải của đội bóng. (That unexpected victory salvaged the football team's season.)
  • Anh ấy hy vọng một cơ hội mới sẽ cứu vớt sự nghiệp của mình. (He hopes a new opportunity will redeem his career.)

Advanced Usage

• "cứu vớt tâm hồn": to save a soul; often used in a spiritual or deeply moral context.
  • Cô ấy tin rằng tình yêu có thể cứu vớt tâm hồn. (She believes love can save a soul.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cứu (v): to save, to rescue. This is the core root verb, while "cứu vớt" often adds a nuance of saving from a more profound or desperate state.
• Cứu giúp (v): to help, to aid, to assist (often in a crisis).
• Cứu nạn (v): to perform rescue operations, especially in disaster relief.

Synonyms

• Rescue: to save from danger or distress.
• Salvage: to retrieve or preserve from loss or destruction.
• Redeem: to save from a state of error or evil; to make something bad better.

Related Idioms

• "Cứu cánh": a means of salvation; a last resort or solution. (Note: This is a related but distinct term, often used in the phrase "phương tiện và cứu cánh" - means and ends).
  • Đối với anh ta, công việc này là cứu cánh duy nhất. (For him, this job is the only salvation.)