tiếp cứu
Definition
- Verb:
- To rescue / to provide aid: The primary meaning of "tiếp cứu" is to bring help or relief to someone in distress or danger, often in an urgent context.
- To succor: A more formal term meaning to give assistance in a time of need or difficulty.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các đội tìm kiếm đang nỗ lực tiếp cứu những người bị mắc kẹt. (The search teams are trying hard to rescue the trapped people.)
- Chúng tôi phải tiếp cứu nạn nhân ngay lập tức. (We must provide aid to the victims immediately.)
Advanced Usage
- "tiếp cứu y tế": to provide medical relief.
- Máy bay đã chở theo hàng tiếp cứu y tế đến vùng dịch. (The plane carried medical relief supplies to the epidemic area.)
Variants and Related Words
Cứu hộ (v): to conduct rescue operations, often used for organized disaster or emergency response.
- Đội cứu hộ đã có mặt tại hiện trường vụ tai nạn. (The rescue team was present at the accident scene.)
Cứu trợ (v): to provide relief, often referring to humanitarian aid (e.g., food, supplies) after a disaster.
- Chính phủ đang cứu trợ cho người dân vùng lũ. (The government is providing relief to people in the flooded area.)
Synonyms
- Rescue: to save from a dangerous or distressing situation.
- Aid: to provide help or support.
- Relieve: to alleviate or reduce (pain, distress, or difficulty).
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