挽救 meaning and pronunciation

挽救
Simplified/traditional word

挽救 English definition

wǎn jiù
  • to save
  • to remedy
  • to rescue

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  • 挽 (wǎn): to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover;
  • 救 (jiù): to save; to assist; to rescue;