Chinese word

挽回

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǎn huí

Meaning

  • verbregain

Example

她想挽回自己的名声。tā xiǎng wǎn huí zì jǐ de míng shēng

She wants to regain her reputation.

Illustration for 挽回 (regain)

More examples

公司努力采取措施，希望挽回经济损失。gōng sī nǔ lì cái qǔ cuò shī xī wàng wǎn huí jīng jì sǔn shī

The company is taking measures in hopes of recovering its financial losses.

Core concept

A purposeful effort to recover lost ground and make an unfavorable situation turn around.

Common phrases

  • 挽回损失wǎn huí sǔn shī

    recover losses

  • 挽回名声wǎn huí míng shēng

    restore one's reputation

  • 挽回局面wǎn huí jú miàn

    turn the situation around

Similar words

弥补mí bǔ: Make up for damage or something lacking to reduce the loss.
恢复huī fù: Bring a lost condition or function back to its former normal state.
挽救wǎn jiù: Work to save a situation that is becoming worse and restore it.
追回zhuī huí: Pursue and take back an object or money that has gotten away.

Definition in Chinese

设法减少损失或补救不利局面，使事情朝有利或原状的方向转变。shè fǎ jián shǎo sǔn shī huò bǔ jiù bú lì jú miàn shǐ shì qíng cháo yǒu lì huò yuán zhuàng de fāng xiàng zhuǎn biàn

Word origin

The compound 挽 (wǎn, "pull back") + 回 (huí, "return") describes an effort to draw a worsening result back toward a favorable one.

Usage tips

  • Its object is usually an abstract result such as trust, standing, or a situation, rather than a physical item, so it often describes repair after a setback.

Other meanings

  • retrieveverb
  • redeemverb

Opposites

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