DICTIONARY
The Chinese word wanjiu - 挽救 - wǎnjiù
(to save in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
wǎnjiù
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English translations
to save,
to remedy, to rescue, to salvage
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of wǎnjiù are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 挽救 ( wanjiu / wǎnjiù ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Yisheng wanjiule ta de shengming.
Yīshēng wǎnjiùle tā de shēngmìng.– English translation: The doctors saved his life.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to draw | to rescue
More words that mean to save in Chinese
shěng ( 省 )
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