挽回

Chinese

draw; pull; send funeral ode
 
to circle; to go back; to turn around
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam
simp. and trad.
(挽回)
挽 回

Pronunciation


Verb

挽回

  1. (transitive) to save (damages, reputation, lost fortune, etc.); to recover; to reverse
    挽回敗局/挽回败局  ―  wǎnhuí bàijú  ―  to reverse a bad situation
    挽回面子  ―  wǎnhuí miànzi  ―  to save face

Derived terms

  • 無可挽回/无可挽回

Japanese

Kanji in this term
挽 回
ばん
Jinmeiyō
かい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bã̠ŋka̠i]

Noun

挽(ばん)回(かい) • (bankai) 

  1. recovery, restoration, revival, retrieval

Verb

挽(ばん)回(かい)する • (bankai suru) suru (stem 挽(ばん)回(かい)し (bankai shi), past 挽(ばん)回(かい)した (bankai shita))

  1. to catch up, to recover

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term
挽回

Noun

挽回 • (manhoe) (hangeul 만회)

  1. Hanja form? of 만회 (“recovery; restoration; revival; retrieval”).
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