危境
wēi jìng
Pinyin

Definition

危境
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wēi jìng
  1. dangerous situation
  2. venerable old age

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

危机
wēi jī
  1. 1 crisis
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
危险
wēi xiǎn
  1. 1 danger
  2. 2 dangerous
境界
jìng jiè
  1. 1 boundary
  2. 2 state
  3. 3 realm
梦境
mèng jìng
  1. 1 dreamland
心境
xīn jìng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 mental state
  3. 3 frame of mind
环境
huán jìng
  1. 1 environment
  2. 2 circumstances
  3. 3 surroundings
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 ambient
仙境
xiān jìng
  1. 1 fairyland
  2. 2 wonderland
  3. 3 paradise
入境
rù jìng
  1. 1 to enter a country
出境
chū jìng
  1. 1 to leave a country or region
  2. 2 outbound (tourism)
危害
wēi hài
  1. 1 to jeopardize
  2. 2 to harm
  3. 3 to endanger
  4. 4 harmful effect
  5. 5 damage
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
危难
wēi nàn
  1. 1 calamity
困境
kùn jìng
  1. 1 predicament
  2. 2 plight
境
jìng
  1. 1 border
  2. 2 place
  3. 3 condition
  4. 4 boundary
  5. 5 circumstances
  6. 6 territory
境内
jìng nèi
  1. 1 within the borders
  2. 2 internal (to a country, province, city etc)
  3. 3 domestic
境地
jìng dì
  1. 1 circumstances
境外
jìng wài
  1. 1 outside (a country's) borders
境况
jìng kuàng
  1. 1 circumstances
境遇
jìng yù
  1. 1 circumstance
家境
jiā jìng
  1. 1 family financial situation
  2. 2 family circumstances
幻境
huàn jìng
  1. 1 land of fantasy
  2. 2 fairyland

Idioms (20)

事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.
倒悬之危
dào xuán zhī wēi
  1. 1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. 2 dire straits
入境问俗
rù jìng wèn sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入境随俗
rù jìng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
  1. 1 in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. 2 on the brink of crisis
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
  1. 1 precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
  2. 2 in a dangerous state
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
危言危行
wēi yán wēi xíng
  1. 1 upright and plainspoken (idiom)
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
  1. 1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2 reds under the beds
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
居安思危
jū ān sī wēi
  1. 1 to think of danger in times of safety
  2. 2 to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
岌岌可危
jí jí kě wēi
  1. 1 imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
扶危济困
fú wēi jì kùn
  1. 1 to help those in distress (idiom)
时过境迁
shí guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 things change with the passage of time (idiom)
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)

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