Chinese Word: 挽 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挽 (Trad.: 輓)HSK 6

Pinyin: wǎn

English Definition: 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; variant of 挽 ; to draw (a cart); to lament the dead

Chinese Definition:
①拉，牵引：挽弓。挽留。
②设法使局势好转或恢复原状：挽救。力挽狂澜。
③追悼死人：挽词。挽联。挽幛。
④古同“晚”，后来的。
⑤同“绾”。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:免 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 免 [ miǎn ] to spare, to excuse from; to evade

Similar Characters: 勉冕堍

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Example Words

挽救HSK 6	wǎn jiù	to save; to remedy; to rescue
挽回HSK 6	wǎn huí	to retrieve; to redeem
挽留	wǎn liú	to urge to stay; to detain
挽联	wǎn lián	elegiac couplet
挽联	wǎn lián	elegiac couplet

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Example Sentences

1		cuò guò 错过 le 了 zhè ge 这个 jī huì 机会， jiù 就 wú fǎ 无法 zài 再 wǎn huí 挽回 le 了。 Once you miss this opportunity, you cannot get it back.
2		yī shēng 医生 tōng guò 通过 shǒu shù 手术 zhì liáo 治疗 chéng gōng 成功 de 的 wǎn jiù 挽救 le 了 bìng rén 病人 de 的 shēng mìng 生命。 The doctor saved the patient's life through successful surgery.
3		tā 她 bǎ 把 tóu fa 头发 wǎn 挽 qǐ lai 起来， chuān 穿 shàng 上 le 了 yī tiáo 一条 liàng lì 亮丽 de 的 lián yī qún 连衣裙。 She tied up her hair and put on a bright-colored dress.
4		qián xiàn 前线 yī wù 医务 gōng zuò zhě 工作者 zài 在 yì qíng 疫情 qī jiān 期间 bù cí xīn lào 不辞辛劳 de 地 wǎn jiù 挽救 shēng mìng 生命。 The frontline medical workers worked tirelessly to save lives during the pandemic.
5		tā men 他们 zài 在 jǐn jí 紧急 qíng kuàng xià 情况下 cǎi qǔ 采取 le 了 yǒu lì 有力 de 的 xíng dòng 行动， wǎn jiù 挽救 le 了 jú miàn 局面。 They took powerful action in an emergency and saved the situation.

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1		cuò guò 错过 le 了 zhè ge 这个 jī huì 机会， jiù 就 wú fǎ 无法 zài 再 wǎn huí 挽回 le 了。 Once you miss this opportunity, you cannot get it back.
2		yī shēng 医生 tōng guò 通过 shǒu shù 手术 zhì liáo 治疗 chéng gōng 成功 de 的 wǎn jiù 挽救 le 了 bìng rén 病人 de 的 shēng mìng 生命。 The doctor saved the patient's life through successful surgery.
3		tā 她 bǎ 把 tóu fa 头发 wǎn 挽 qǐ lai 起来， chuān 穿 shàng 上 le 了 yī tiáo 一条 liàng lì 亮丽 de 的 lián yī qún 连衣裙。 She tied up her hair and put on a bright-colored dress.
4		qián xiàn 前线 yī wù 医务 gōng zuò zhě 工作者 zài 在 yì qíng 疫情 qī jiān 期间 bù cí xīn lào 不辞辛劳 de 地 wǎn jiù 挽救 shēng mìng 生命。 The frontline medical workers worked tirelessly to save lives during the pandemic.
5		tā men 他们 zài 在 jǐn jí 紧急 qíng kuàng xià 情况下 cǎi qǔ 采取 le 了 yǒu lì 有力 de 的 xíng dòng 行动， wǎn jiù 挽救 le 了 jú miàn 局面。 They took powerful action in an emergency and saved the situation.

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