挽回 (wǎn huí) — to retrieve (a situation, face, loss), to salvage, to redeem
Definition
挽回 is to turn back a situation that is already going wrong — losses, face, a losing game. 回收 reclaims physical things/materials; 打捞 is specifically fishing objects out of water.
verb
to retrieve (a situation, face, loss)to salvageto redeem
Examples
- 挽回。Tā xiǎng yào wǎn huí zì jǐ de miàn zi.He wants to save his own face.
- 挽回。Zhè cì sǔn shī hěn nán wǎn huí le.This loss is very hard to recover from.
- 挽回？Wǒ men hái néng wǎn huí zhè chǎng bǐ sài de bài jú ma?Can we still turn this losing game around?
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