危
wēi
dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii...
- Strokes
- 6
- Level
- HSK 3 · TOCFL Level 2
- Frequency
- No. 755
How to write 危, stroke by stroke
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What 危 means
surname Wei; danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
Ideographic: A person 㔾 at the edge of a cliff 厃; 厃 also provides the pronunciation
Words with 危
- 危险wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous
- 危机wēi jīcrisis
- 危害wēi hàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
- 危及wēi jíto endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)
- 安危ān wēisafety and danger; safety
- 危急wēi jícritical; desperate (situation)
- 危难wēi nàncalamity
- 病危bìng wēito be critically ill; to be terminally ill
- 经济危机jīng jì wēi jīeconomic crisis
- 金融危机jīn róng wēi jīfinancial crisis
- 岌岌可危jí jí kě wēiimminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
- 危在旦夕wēi zài dàn xīin imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis
危 in a sentence
nǐ zài shuō wǒ yǒu shēng mìng wēi xiǎn ma ？
Are you saying my life is in danger?
tā de gōng sī méi yǒu cóng wēi jī zhōng xìng cún 。
His company didn't survive the crisis.
nú yì zhì shì yì zhǒng wēi hài rén lèi zuì 。
Slavery is a crime against humanity.
nà lǐ de qíng kuàng hěn wēi jí 。
The situation there was critical.
nǐ mǔ qīn xiàn zài qíng kuàng wēi dài 。
Your mother is in critical condition.