危 wéi
-
wéi
adjective
dangerous; precarious
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '危') -
wéi
adjective
high
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '危')
Contained in
- 信贷危机(信貸危機) credit crisis
- 临危授命(臨危授命) to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
- 非危不战(非危不戰) do not fight unless it is critical
- 危如累卵 precarious as pile of eggs; ready to fall and break at any moment; in a dangerous state
- 济弱扶危(濟弱扶危) to help the weak and support the unfortunate
- 冒生命危险(冒生命危險) to risk one's life
- 乘人之危 to take advantage of somebody's precarious position
- 危径(危徑) steep and perilous path
- 力尽神危(力盡神危) totally exhausted as result of overexertion
- 转危为安(轉危為安) to turn peril into safety; to avert a danger
- 命危 in a critical condition
- 危局 perilous situation
- 趁人之危 to take advantage of somebody's difficulties
- 拯溺扶危 to save somebody from danger
- 濒危物种(瀕危物種) endangered species
- 经济危机(經濟危機) economic crisis
- 病危 to be critically ill; to be terminally ill
- 拯溺济危(拯溺濟危) to save somebody from danger
- 济危(濟危) to help people in distress
- 次贷危机(次貸危機) subprime mortgage crisis
- 脱离危险(脫離危險) out of danger; to avoid danger
- 危及 to endanger; to jeopardize
- 十分危险(十分危險) extremely dangerous
- 济困扶危(濟困扶危) to help people in distress
- 危性 risk
- 危而不持 national danger, but no support
- 危险(危險) dangerous
- 扶危济困(扶危濟困) to help those in distress
- 危险警告灯(危險警告燈) hazard lights
- 紧急危害(緊急危害) emergency risk
- 倒悬之危(倒懸之危) the crisis of being hanged upside down; extremely critical situation; dire straits
- 摆脱危机(擺脫危機) to break out of a crisis
- 危害 to cause a disaster ; to harm
- 居安思危 in times of peace, be vigilant
- 岌岌可危 imminent danger; approaching a crisis
- 正襟危坐 to sit upright and still
- 危亡 at stake; in peril
- 危在旦夕 in danger from dawn to evening; imminent peril
- 道高益安，势高益危(道高益安，勢高益危) More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger .
- 危若朝露 precarious as morning dew; unlikely to last out the day
- 信用危机(信用危機) credit crisis
- 危房 decrepit house
- 危机四伏(危機四伏) danger lurks on every side
- 危途 dangerous road
- 货币危机(貨幣危機) monetary crisis
- 危难(危難) a calamity
- 危害性 harmfulness
- 金融危机(金融危機) financial crisis
- 濒危(瀕危) endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill
Also contained in
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 32
- 卷八十一 志第三十四 律曆十四 Volume 81 Treatises 34: Measures and Calendar 14 History of Song 宋史 — count: 28
- 卷五十七 志第十 天文十 Volume 57 Treatises 10: Astronomy 10 History of Song 宋史 — count: 19
- 第一回 Chapter 1 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 18
- 卷20 志第15 天文中 Volume 20 Treatises 15: Astronomy 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 18
- 卷二十四 魏三 Chapter 24: Wei III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 17
- 卷十四 楚一 Chapter 14: Chu I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 15
- 卷九 正諫 Chapter 9: Direct Advice Garden of Stories 說苑 — count: 15
- 卷五十六 志第九 天文九 Volume 56 Treatises 9: Astronomy 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 15
- 卷二十五 志第一 天文一 Volume 25 Treatises 1: Astronomy 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 14
Collocations
- 定危 (定危) 定危治亂乎 — Mozi 墨子, 卷六 節葬下 Book 6 - Simplicity in Funerals III — count: 6
- 危危 (危危) 則危危而無難 — Guanzi 管子, 幼官第八 Chapter 8: Young Officials — count: 6
- 危国 (危國) 危國亡師之本 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧清人 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Qing Ren — count: 5
- 三危 (三危) 竄三苗于三危 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 舜典 Yu Shu - Canon of Shun — count: 4
- 危弓 (危弓) 若是者為之危弓 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 4
- 危行 (危行) 危行言孫 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 4
- 危身 (危身) 與其危身以速罪也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 3
- 毋危 (毋危) 而求上之毋危 — Guanzi 管子, 重令第十五 Chapter 15: Important Edicts — count: 3
- 危颠 (危顛) 危顛莫之救 — Guanzi 管子, 宙合第十一 Chapter 11: Zhou He — count: 3
- 上位危 (上位危) 則上位危矣 — Guanzi 管子, 牧民第一 Chapter 1: Shepherding the People — count: 3