力挽狂澜 lì wǎn kuáng lán

to save a desperate situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 25999th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis

Characters

Character Meaning
力 lì HSK 3
strength; force; power
挽 wǎn HSK 6
to lament the dead; to pull; to roll up
狂 kuáng HSK 5
mad; wild; violent
澜 lán
swelling water