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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
挽救 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
挽救 ＝ 挽 ＋ 救
ㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ · wǎnjiù
verb — to save, rescue (something slipping away); to retrieve a bad situation

字源 FORM — what the parts do

挽to pull back (挽回)wǎn
救to rescue (救援)jiù
挽救，挽回的挽，救援的救。
關 · Related
挽回wǎnhuíto recover, win back — the same 挽, the reversing side拯救zhěngjiùto save — the same 救, grander in scale