fight a fire and rescue; salvage; remedy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to fight a fire and rescue people or property; to put out a fire and save
Core meaning, specific to firefighting emergencies.
Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
xùn迅
sù速
gǎn赶
dào到
xiàn现
chǎng场
pū扑
jiù救
。
The firefighters rushed to the scene to fight the fire and rescue people.
Zhè这
chǎng场
sēn森
lín林
dà大
huǒ火
bèi被
chéng成
gōng功
pū扑
jiù救
，
wú无
rén人
shāng伤
wáng亡
。
This forest fire was successfully extinguished with no casualties.
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Tā他
men们
mào冒
zhe着
shēng生
mìng命
wēi危
xiǎn险
jìn进
rù入
huǒ火
chǎng场
pū扑
jiù救
bèi被
kùn困
de的
jū居
mín民
。
They risked their lives to enter the burning building to rescue trapped residents.
verb
to salvage; to remedy; to take emergency measures to save (a situation)
Metaphorical extension, used for crises beyond literal fires, such as financial or operational emergencies.
Gōng公
sī司
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
，
dǒng董
shì事
huì会
zhèng正
zài在
quán全
lì力
pū扑
jiù救
。
The company's capital chain has broken, and the board is making an all-out effort to salvage the situation.
Shǒu守
mén门
yuán员
zuò做
chū出
le了
yī一
cì次
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
pū扑
jiù救
，
shǒu守
zhù住
le了
qiú球
mén门
。
The goalkeeper made a brilliant save to defend the goal.
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Zhè这
zhī支
yìng应
jí急
tuán团
duì队
zhuān专
mén门
fù负
zé责
pū扑
jiù救
wǎng网
luò络
gōng攻
jī击
shì事
jiàn件
。
This emergency response team is specifically responsible for remedying cyberattack incidents.