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挽救

wǎn jiù · wan jiu

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to save
  2. to remedy
  3. to rescue
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In a conversation

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A salty soup

  1. Liangliang

    这锅(zhèguō)汤(tāng)太咸了(tàixiánle)，还(hái)能(néng)挽救(wǎnjiù)吗(ma)？

    This pot of soup is too salty. Can it still be saved?

  2. Dengdeng

    加点水(jiādiǎnshuǐ)，说不定(shuōbudìng)能(néng)挽救(wǎnjiù)。

    Add some water. Maybe it can be saved.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)加了(jiāle)三碗(sānwǎn)水(shuǐ)，不咸了(bùxiánle)，可是(kěshì)没味道了(méiwèidaole)。

    I added three bowls of water. It is not salty, but it has no flavor now.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)再(zài)加(jiā)一点(yīdiǎn)盐(yán)吧(ba)。

    Then add a little salt again.

  5. Liangliang

    不行(bùxíng)，再这样下去(zàizhèyàngxiàqù)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)喝(hē)一大锅(yīdàguō)水(shuǐ)了(le)！

    No way. If we keep doing this, we will be drinking a whole pot of water!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

医(yī)生(shēng)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)努(nǔ)力(lì)挽(wǎn)救(jiù)他(tā)的(de)生(shēng)命(mìng)。

The doctors are working hard to save his life.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)采(cǎi)取(qǔ)措(cuò)施(shī)挽(wǎn)救(jiù)这(zhè)个(ge)濒(bīn)危(wēi)物(wù)种(zhǒng)。

We must take measures to save this endangered species.

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