危难 (危難)
wēi nàn
Pinyin

Definition

危难 (危難)
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wēi nàn
  1. calamity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
wēi jī
  1. 1 crisis
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
wēi xiǎn
  1. 1 danger
  2. 2 dangerous
wēi jí
  1. 1 to endanger
  2. 2 to jeopardize
  3. 3 a danger (to life, national security etc)
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