挽救

• Pinyin: wǎn jiù
• Desglose de hanzi: 挽 = 扌(hand) + 免 (phonetic); 救 = 求 (to seek) + 攴 (to strike, implying action)

Significado

Rescatar; salvar; sacar de una situación grave.

More urgent and consequential than 挽回 — used when something critical is at stake (a life, a project, a nation). Common in medical, political, and moral contexts. The emphasis is on the severity of the situation being averted, not merely recovering a loss.

Ejemplos

1. 医疗队连夜赶赴灾区，全力挽救受伤的幸存者。
2. 这项紧急政策的出台，或许能挽救陷入危机的中小企业。
3. 心理咨询师说，及时的干预往往能挽救一个人的人生轨迹。

Guía de uso

Contexto: medical, politics, crisis

Tono: urgent

Correcto

• 手术及时挽救了他的生命。(The surgery saved his life in time.)
• 我们必须采取行动，挽救这个濒临崩溃的生态系统。(We must take action to save this ecosystem that is on the verge of collapse.)

Incorrecto

• 将挽救用于轻微或日常场景，如'挽救了一顿饭' — use 补救 or 弥补 for minor fixes; 挽救 implies a genuinely serious situation

Origen e historia

Compound of 挽 (to pull back) and 救 (to rescue, to save). Together: to pull something back from harm — to rescue from a critical situation.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal