铤而走险
tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

铤而走险
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tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn
  1. to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
而且
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
走
zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
  2. 2 to go
  3. 3 to run
  4. 4 to move (of vehicle)
  5. 5 to visit
  6. 6 to leave
  7. 7 to go away
  8. 8 to die (euph.)
  9. 9 from
  10. 10 through
  11. 11 away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu])
  12. 12 to change (shape, form, meaning)
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
因而
yīn ér
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 thus
  4. 4 and as a result, ...
带走
dài zǒu
  1. 1 to carry
  2. 2 to take away
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to appear unexpectedly
  3. 3 to arise abruptly
  4. 4 out of the blue
  5. 5 to drop into one's lap
从而
cóng ér
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 thereby
拿走
ná zǒu
  1. 1 to take away
抢走
qiǎng zǒu
  1. 1 to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
然而
rán ér
  1. 1 however
  2. 2 yet
  3. 3 but
而已
ér yǐ
  1. 1 that's all
  2. 2 nothing more
自然而然
zì rán ér rán
  1. 1 involuntary
  2. 2 automatically
行尸走肉
xíng shī zǒu ròu
  1. 1 walking corpse (idiom)
  2. 2 zombie
  3. 3 person who lives only on the material level
行走
xíng zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
走人
zǒu rén
  1. 1 (coll.) to leave
  2. 2 to beat it
走出
zǒu chū
  1. 1 to leave (a room etc)
  2. 2 to go out through (a door etc)
走动
zǒu dòng
  1. 1 to walk around
  2. 2 to move about
  3. 3 to stretch one's legs
  4. 4 to go for a walk
  5. 5 to be mobile (e.g. after an illness)
  6. 6 to visit one another
  7. 7 to pay a visit (go to the toilet)
走势
zǒu shì
  1. 1 tendency
  2. 2 trend
  3. 3 path
走去
zǒu qù
  1. 1 to walk over (to)

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
  1. 1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
  1. 1 to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
  1. 1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
  1. 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
  2. 2 We should do this.
  3. 3 Go for it!

Sample Sentences

听说有高二的尖子生，也有高等院校的大学生，大多来自农村，都是为了许诺的“巨款”铤而走险的。
tīngshuō yǒu gāoèr de jiānzishēng ，yě yǒu gāoděngyuànxiào de dàxuésheng ，dàduō láizì nóngcūn ，dōu shì wèile xǔnuò de “jùkuǎn ”tǐngérzǒuxiǎn de 。
I've heard that they are top students from second year, and also university students from institutes of higher learning. Most of them come from the country and all are willing to take a risk out of desperation for the promised "huge sum of money".
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