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挽回

wǎnhuí
verb HSK 7 #5,883

Meanings

  1. 1 to retrieve
  2. 2 to redeem
  3. 3 to salvage

Examples

他想挽回她的心。
Tā xiǎng wǎnhuí tā de xīn.
He wants to win back her heart.
这次的损失已经无法挽回了。
Zhè cì de sǔnshī yǐjīng wúfǎ wǎnhuí le.
The losses this time are already beyond recovery.

Tips

usage
挽回 is often used with abstract objects like 损失 (losses), 面子 (face), or 局面 (situation). It implies recovering something that is slipping away.
memory
Think of pulling (挽) something back (回) — like grabbing a rope to pull something back before it's gone.

Stroke Order

挽 wǎn
回 huí