挽救 wǎnjiù▶ guardar

Stroke order

挽救 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

• 挽 — 10 strokes
• 救 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. to save
2. to remedy
3. to rescue

Related words

• 抢救rescate
• 挽回Salvar; ahorrar
• 救济reparación; alivio
• 补救remedio
• 救guardar
• 救护车Ambulancia

挽救 is pronounced wǎnjiù and means “guardar”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 挽救 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.