挽救

wǎnjiù

verb HSK 7-9 #4,084

Meanings

1 to save; to rescue; to salvage

Characters

to pull back; to retrieve

to save; to rescue

Literally 'pull back and save' - rescuing something from the brink of failure or loss.

Examples

HSK 6

医生全力挽救病人的生命。

Yīshēng quánlì wǎnjiù bìngrén de shēngmìng.

The doctors did everything to save the patient's life.

HSK 7-9

这段婚姻已经无法挽救了。

Zhè duàn hūnyīn yǐjīng wúfǎ wǎnjiù le.

This marriage can no longer be saved.

Tips

usage

挽救 vs 拯救: both mean 'to save,' but 挽救 emphasizes pulling something back from the edge - a failing business, a dying patient, a ruined relationship. 拯救 is grander and more dramatic - saving the world, delivering people from suffering.

Stroke Order

挽 wǎn

救 jiù