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title: "Soujiu Meaning: 搜救 (sōujiù) Means “search and rescue”"
description: "搜救 (sōujiù) means “search and rescue”. Hear its tones, see what 搜 and 救 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/soujiu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 搜救 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

搜救 sōujiù

## search and rescue

## Its characters

1. 搜 sōu to search
2. 救 jiù to save

## In a sentence

救援队连夜在山里搜救失踪的游客。 The rescue team searched the mountains all night for the missing tourists.

[More about 搜救](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%90%9C%E6%95%91)

## More words with 搜 or 救

- [急救 jíjiù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jijiu)
- [救护车 jiùhùchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuhuche)
- [救命 jiùmìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuming)
- [救援 jiùyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuyuan)
- [救治 jiùzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuzhi)
- [救助 jiùzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuzhu)
- [抢救 qiǎngjiù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangjiu)
- [搜集 sōují](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/souji)
- [搜索 sōusuǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sousuo)
- [拯救 zhěngjiù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengjiu)

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