危殆 wēi dài ㄨㄟ ㄉㄞˋ ngai4 toi5
- grave danger
- in jeopardy
- in a critical condition
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危
- 危及 wēi jí ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˊ ngai4 kap6 to endanger
- 危害 wēi hài ㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˋ ngai4 hoi6 to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger
- 危急 wēi jí ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˊ ngai4 gap1 critical
- 危机 危機 wēi jī ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ ngai4 gei1 crisis
- 危险 危險 wēi xiǎn ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ngai4 him2 danger
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- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 倾危 傾危 qīng wēi ㄑㄧㄥ ㄨㄟ king1 ngai4 in danger of collapse
- 危亡 wēi wáng ㄨㄟ ㄨㄤˊ ngai4 mong4 at stake
- 危困 wēi kùn ㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ngai4 kwan3 grave situation
- 危境 wēi jìng ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngai4 ging2 dangerous situation
- 危局 wēi jú ㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˊ ngai4 guk6 perilous situation
- 危径 危徑 wēi jìng ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngai4 ging3 steep and perilous path
- 危性 wēi xìng ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ngai4 sing3 risk
- 危惧 危懼 wēi jù ㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˋ ngai4 geoi6 afraid
- 危房 wēi fáng ㄨㄟ ㄈㄤˊ ngai4 fong4 decrepit house
- 危楼 危樓 wēi lóu ㄨㄟ ㄌㄡˊ ngai4 lau4 (literary) tall building
- 危笃 危篤 wēi dǔ ㄨㄟ ㄉㄨˇ ngai4 duk1 deathly ill
- 危迫 wēi pò ㄨㄟ ㄆㄛˋ ngai4 bik1 urgent
- 危途 wēi tú ㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˊ ngai4 tou4 dangerous road
- 危重 wēi zhòng ㄨㄟ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ngai4 zung6 critically ill
殆
- 殆尽 殆盡 dài jìn ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ toi5 zeon6 almost exhausted; nearly depleted; practically nothing left
- 丧失殆尽 喪失殆盡 sàng shī dài jìn ㄙㄤˋ ㄕ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ song3 sat1 toi5 zeon6 to be used up
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
Idioms with these characters
- 趁人之危 chèn rén zhī wēi ㄔㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ can3 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
- 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ dou3 jyun4 zi1 ngai4 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 扶危济困 扶危濟困 fú wēi jì kùn ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ fu4 ngai4 zai3 kwan3 to help those in distress (idiom)
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- 岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟ kap1 kap1 ho2 ngai4 imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
- 济困扶危 濟困扶危 jì kùn fú wēi ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ zai3 kwan3 fu4 ngai4 to help those in distress (idiom)
- 济危扶困 濟危扶困 jì wēi fú kùn ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ zai3 ngai4 fu4 kwan3 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
- 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi ㄐㄩ ㄢ ㄙ ㄨㄟ geoi1 on1 si1 ngai4 to think of danger in times of safety
- 力尽神危 力盡神危 lì jìn shén wēi ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄨㄟ lik6 zeon6 san4 ngai4 (idiom) physically and mentally exhausted
- 临危受命 臨危受命 lín wēi shòu mìng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ lam4 ngai4 sau6 ming6 (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
- 事危累卵 shì wēi lěi luǎn ㄕˋ ㄨㄟ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ si6 ngai4 leoi5 leon2 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
Example sentences
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你 母亲 母親 现在 現在 情况 情況 危殆 。
Your mother is in critical condition.
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