危急
wēi jí
Pinyin

Definition

危急
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wēi jí
  1. critical
  2. desperate (situation)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

危机
wēi jī
  1. 1 crisis
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
危险
wēi xiǎn
  1. 1 danger
  2. 2 dangerous
急
jí
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 pressing
  3. 3 rapid
  4. 4 hurried
  5. 5 worried
  6. 6 to make (sb) anxious
急于
jí yú
  1. 1 eager to
  2. 2 in a hurry to
着急
zháo jí
  1. 1 to worry
  2. 2 to feel anxious
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí]
内急
nèi jí
  1. 1 to need to answer the call of nature
危及
wēi jí
  1. 1 to endanger
  2. 2 to jeopardize
  3. 3 a danger (to life, national security etc)
危害
wēi hài
  1. 1 to jeopardize
  2. 2 to harm
  3. 3 to endanger
  4. 4 harmful effect
  5. 5 damage
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
危急
wēi jí
  1. 1 critical
  2. 2 desperate (situation)
危难
wēi nàn
  1. 1 calamity
告急
gào jí
  1. 1 to be in a state of emergency
  2. 2 to report an emergency
  3. 3 to ask for emergency assistance
尿急
niào jí
  1. 1 urinary urgency
心急
xīn jí
  1. 1 anxious
  2. 2 impatient
急促
jí cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried and brief
  3. 3 rushing
急切
jí qiè
  1. 1 eager
  2. 2 impatient
急刹车
jí shā chē
  1. 1 emergency braking
急剧
jí jù
  1. 1 rapid
  2. 2 sudden
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
急匆匆
jí cōng cōng
  1. 1 hurried
  2. 2 hasty
急忙
jí máng
  1. 1 hastily

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
倒悬之急
dào xuán zhī jí
  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
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
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
危言危行
wēi yán wēi xíng
  1. 1 upright and plainspoken (idiom)
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
  1. 1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2 reds under the beds
居安思危
jū ān sī wēi
  1. 1 to think of danger in times of safety
  2. 2 to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
岌岌可危
jí jí kě wēi
  1. 1 imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
  1. 1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2 one just has to be patient
  3. 3 haste will ruin everything
急人之难
jí rén zhī nàn
  1. 1 anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
  1. 1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
  2. 2 extremely urgent
急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
  1. 1 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
  2. 2 impatient for result
  3. 3 impetuous
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
  1. 1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change

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