危
wēi
Pinyin

Definition

危
 - 
wēi
  1. danger
  2. to endanger
  3. Taiwan pr. [wéi]
危
 - 
Wēi
  1. surname Wei

Character Decomposition

Compounds (8)

脆
cuì
  1. 1 old variant of 脆[cuì]
脆
cuì
  1. 1 brittle
  2. 2 fragile
  3. 3 crisp
  4. 4 crunchy
  5. 5 clear and loud voice
  6. 6 neat
跪
guì
  1. 1 to kneel
诡
guǐ
  1. 1 sly
  2. 2 crafty
  3. 3 weird
  4. 4 bizarre
  5. 5 contradictory
  6. 6 inconsistent
桅
wéi
  1. 1 mast

Related Words (20)

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 classifier: 个 gè
危机
wēi jī
  1. 1 crisis
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
危险
wēi xiǎn
  1. 1 danger
  2. 2 dangerous
危及
wēi jí
  1. 1 to endanger
  2. 2 to jeopardize
  3. 3 a danger (to life, national security etc)
危急
wēi jí
  1. 1 critical
  2. 2 desperate (situation)

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
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
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

Sample Sentences

妈妈经常唠叨我：十字路口非常危险，常常有车突然冲过来，所以在穿越马路时一定要格外小心。
māma jīngcháng láodao wǒ ：shízìlùkǒu fēicháng wēixiǎn ，chángcháng yǒu chē tūrán chōng guòlái ，suǒyǐ zài chuānyuè mǎlù shí yīdìng yào géwài xiǎoxīn 。
My mom constantly nags at me: "The crossroad is a very dangerous place. There are always cars rushing across. Therefore, we have to be extra careful when crossing the road."
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那我就来科普一下了，SDR货币篮子里头原来有，美元、欧元、英镑、日元这四种货币。它是在二战后的布雷顿森林体系出现危机后应运而生的新的货币体系。
nà wǒ jiù lái kēpǔ yīxià le ，SDR huòbì lánzi lǐtóu yuánlái yǒu ，měiyuán 、Ōuyuán 、yīngbàng 、rìyuán zhè sì zhǒng huòbì 。tā shì zài èrzhàn hòu de bùléidùnsēnlín tǐxì chūxiàn wēijī hòu yīngyùnérshēng de xīn de huòbì tǐxì 。
OK, I'll give you a lesson in popular economics. The SDR currencies basket originally included four currencies, the US dollar, the Euro, the British Pound and the yen. It was a new currency system that took root in the wake of the crisis in the Bretton Woods system after World War II.
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故知兵之将民之司命，国家安危之主也。
gù zhī bīng zhī jiàng Mín zhī sī mìng ，guójiā ānwēi zhī zhǔ yě 。
A general who values the lives of his soldiers and citizens have the country’s interest as his priority.
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那些曾经立下赫赫战功的英雄部队，轮流来到这个练兵场，带着不进则退的危机感在实战化训练中揣摩现代战争的精髓，以锐意进取的自我更新，锤炼现代战争制胜之道。
nàxiē céngjīng lìxià hèhè zhàngōng de yīngxióng bùduì ，lúnliú láidào zhège liànbīngchǎng ，dài zhe bù jìn zé tuì de wēijīgǎn zài shízhàn huà xùnliàn zhōng chuǎimó xiàndài zhànzhēng de jīngsuǐ ，yǐ ruìyì jìnqǔ de zìwǒ gēngxīn ，chuíliàn xiàndài zhànzhēng zhìshèng zhī dào 。
Heroic troops with an impressive record on the battlefield have come in turns to this training ground, with a sense of crisis in that not making progress itself is falling behind, trying their hardest to figure out the essence of modern warfare in live fire exercises, making determined efforts to improve themselves, and refining the path to victory in the era of modern warfare.
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此外，英国并非欧元区国家，可以自己发行货币，有利保持其出口竞争力，拥有自主的财政政策。而欧债危机的蔓延，不仅使英国的疑欧之心快速发酵，也加快了脱欧脚步。
cǐwài ，Yīngguó bìngfēi Ōuyuánqū guójiā ，kěyǐ zìjǐ fāxíng huòbì ，yǒulì bǎochí qí chūkǒu jìngzhēnglì ，yōngyǒu zìzhǔ de cáizhèng zhèngcè 。ér ōuzhàiwēijī de mànyán ，bùjǐn shǐ Yīngguó de yíōu zhī xīn kuàisù fāxiào ，yě jiākuài le tuōōu jiǎobù 。
In addition, the UK is not part of the Eurozone, so it can issue its own money. This is beneficial in maintaining its competitiveness in exports, as it has autonomy in its financial policy. As the European debt crisis spread, this led Euroscepticism in the UK to ferment at a rapid pace and quickened the pace of Brexit.
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唉唷，老一辈传下来的，你照着做会少一块肉吗？不让你去些危险地方也是为你好，你是要突破我的什么盲点？
àiyou ，lǎo yī bèi chuán xiàlai de ，nǐ zhàozhe zuò huì shǎo yī kuài ròu ma ？bùràng nǐ qù xiē wēixiǎn dìfang yě shì wèi nǐ hǎo ，nǐ shì yào tūpò wǒ de shénme mángdiǎn ？
Agh, would it kill you to go by what's been passed down from past generations? Stopping you from going to dangerous places is in your own interest, what blind spot of mine are you trying to break through?
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你说，深山海边是哪里危险嘛？都市里能发生的危险应该比深山海边还多吧，还有，危险的地方也不是只有鬼月危险吧？
nǐ shuō ，shēnshān hǎibiān shì nǎli wēixiǎn ma ？dūshì lǐ néng fāshēng de wēixiǎn yīnggāi bǐ shēnshān hǎibiān hái duō ba ，háiyǒu ，wēixiǎn de dìfang yě bù shì zhǐyǒu guǐ yuè wēixiǎn ba ？
How are the mountainous areas and the seashore dangerous? More dangerous things could happen in the city then in mountainous areas and at the seashore, no? And also, dangerous places aren't just dangerous during Ghost Month, no?
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我们这儿虽然没封城，但是现在还是很危险，你一定得去吗？
wǒmen zhèr suīrán méi fēngchéng ，dànshì xiànzài háishi hěn wēixiǎn ，nǐ yīdìng děi qù ma ？
Although our city is not on lockdown, it is still quite dangerous, do you really have to go?
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这个公关危机也实在倒霉欸！
zhège gōngguān wēijī yě shízài dǎoméi ǎi ！
The PR crisis is so unfortunate.
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今天早上我坐他的车来。他开车开得很危险。
jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ zuò tā de chē lái 。tā kāichē kāi de hěn wēixiǎn 。
He gave me a ride this morning. He drives dangerously.
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