ứng cứu
Definition
- 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.