抢救 qiǎngjiù
calkins
December 29, 2008, 01:57 PM posted in General Discussion
qiǎngjiù
T : 搶救
S : 抢救
抢 
Example Sentences
T 搶救工作無效了。
S 抢救工作无效了。
qiǎngjiù gōngzuò wúxiào le.
The rescue work was in vain.
T 整個醫院都動員了起來搶救傷員。
S 整个医院都动员了起来抢救伤员。
zhěng gè yīyuàn dōu dòngyuán le qǐlai qiǎngjiù shāngyuán.
The entire hospital mobilized into action to rescue the wounded.
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changye
December 30, 2008, 12:00 PM"抢" (qiang3) mainly has two meanings, "snatch/rob" and "rush/scramble". So the words that contain the character are classified into two groups. For example,
抢劫 (qiang3 jie2) robbery, plunder
抢夺 (qiang3 duo2) pulunder, snatch
抢救 (qiang3 jiu4) rescue
抢修 (qiang3 xiu1) rush to repair