垂危 chuí wēi ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟ seoi4 ngai4
- close to death
- life-threatening (illness)
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- 垂直 chuí zhí ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊ seoi4 zik6 perpendicular; vertical
- 垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
- 下垂 xià chuí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ haa6 seoi4 to droop
- 低垂 dī chuí ㄉㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ dai1 seoi4 to droop
- 垂下 chuí xià ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ seoi4 haa6 to hang down
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- 垂垂 chuí chuí ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ seoi4 seoi4 gradually
- 垂幕 chuí mù ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄨˋ seoi4 mok6 canopy
- 垂念 chuí niàn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ seoi4 nim6 (courteous) to be so kind as to think of (me)
- 垂感 chuí gǎn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄢˇ seoi4 gam2 drape effect (fashion)
- 垂挂 垂掛 chuí guà ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ seoi4 gwaa3 to hang down
- 垂柳 chuí liǔ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ seoi4 lau5 weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 垂死 chuí sǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄙˇ seoi4 sei2 dying
- 垂泣 chuí qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 jap1 to shed tears
- 垂涎 chuí xián ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ seoi4 jin4 to drool; to salivate
- 垂泪 垂淚 chuí lèi ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄟˋ seoi4 leoi6 to shed tears
- 垂范 垂範 chuí fàn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄢˋ seoi4 faan6 (literary) to set a shining example (for one's subordinates or future generations)
- 垂线 垂線 chuí xiàn ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ seoi4 sin3 (math.) perpendicular line
- 垂老 chuí lǎo ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˇ seoi4 lou5 approaching old age
- 垂钓 垂釣 chuí diào ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ seoi4 diu3 angling
- 垂青 chuí qīng ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄥ seoi4 cing1 to show appreciation for sb
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
- 危殆 wēi dài ㄨㄟ ㄉㄞˋ ngai4 toi5 grave danger
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 垂帘听政 垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄥˋ seoi4 lim4 ting3 zing3 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- 垂死挣扎 垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄙˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄚˊ seoi4 sei2 zang1 zaat3 deathbed struggle
- 垂头丧气 垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
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- 垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3 to drool (over) (idiom)
- 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ seoi4 jin4 juk6 dik6 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
- 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ gung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
- 名垂青史 míng chuí qīng shǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕˇ ming4 seoi4 cing1 si2 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
- 染指垂涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián ㄖㄢˇ ㄓˇ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jim5 zi2 seoi4 jin4 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth
- 坐不垂堂 zuò bù chuí táng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄤˊ zo6 bat1 seoi4 tong4 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
- 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