危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
Pinyin

Definition

危在旦夕
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wēi zài dàn xī
  1. in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. on the brink of crisis

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

在
zài
  1. 1 (located) at
  2. 2 (to be) in
  3. 3 to exist
  4. 4 in the middle of doing sth
  5. 5 (indicating an action in progress)
现在
xiàn zài
  1. 1 now
  2. 2 at present
  3. 3 at the moment
  4. 4 modern
  5. 5 current
  6. 6 nowadays
一旦
yī dàn
  1. 1 in case (sth happens)
  2. 2 if
  3. 3 once (sth happens, then...)
  4. 4 when
  5. 5 in a short time
  6. 6 in one day
危机
wēi jī
  1. 1 crisis
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
危险
wēi xiǎn
  1. 1 danger
  2. 2 dangerous
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
在乎
zài hu
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 equivalent of 在於|在于[zài yú]
在意
zài yì
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 to mind
在于
zài yú
  1. 1 to be in
  2. 2 to lie in
  3. 3 to consist in
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to rest with
存在
cún zài
  1. 1 to exist
  2. 2 to be
  3. 3 existence
实在
shí zài
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 actually
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 true
  5. 5 real
  6. 6 honest
  7. 7 dependable
  8. 8 (philosophy) reality
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
除夕
Chú xī
  1. 1 lunar New Year's Eve
一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī
  1. 1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. in a short period of time
  3. 3 overnight
七夕
Qī xī
  1. 1 double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month
  2. 2 girls' festival
  3. 3 Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting
七夕节
Qī xī jié
  1. 1 Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month
  2. 2 girls' festival
  3. 3 Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niú lǎng zhī nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting
不在
bù zài
  1. 1 not to be present
  2. 2 to be out
  3. 3 (euphemism) to pass away
  4. 4 to be deceased
不在乎
bù zài hu
  1. 1 not to care
不在了
bù zài le
  1. 1 to be dead
  2. 2 to have passed away
不自在
bù zì zai
  1. 1 uneasiness
  2. 2 feel uncomfortable

Idioms (20)

一夕数惊
yī xī shù jīng
  1. 1 one scare after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in a constant state of tension
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一朝一夕
yī zhāo yī xī
  1. 1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. in a short period of time
  3. 3 overnight
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
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
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
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)
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
  1. 1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. 2 imperative
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
  1. 1 leave it to me (idiom)
  2. 2 I'll take care of it
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (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
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
  1. 1 precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
  2. 2 in a dangerous state
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

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