危殆
wēi dài
Pinyin

Definition

危殆
 - 
wēi dài
  1. grave danger
  2. in jeopardy
  3. in a critical condition

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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]
危机
wēi jī
  1. 1 crisis
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
危险
wēi xiǎn
  1. 1 danger
  2. 2 dangerous
危及
wēi jí
  1. 1 to endanger
  2. 2 to jeopardize
  3. 3 a danger (to life, national security etc)
危急
wēi jí
  1. 1 critical
  2. 2 desperate (situation)
危房
wēi fáng
  1. 1 decrepit house
危楼
wēi lóu
  1. 1 dangerous housing
  2. 2 building that is about to collapse
危难
wēi nàn
  1. 1 calamity
安危
ān wēi
  1. 1 safety and danger
  2. 2 safety
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)
殆尽
dài jìn
  1. 1 nearly exhausted
  2. 2 practically nothing left
病危
bìng wēi
  1. 1 to be critically ill
  2. 2 to be terminally ill
乘人之危
chéng rén zhī wēi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
危
Wēi
  1. 1 surname Wei
危亡
wēi wáng
  1. 1 at stake
  2. 2 in peril
危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
  1. 1 in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. 2 on the brink of crisis
危地马拉
Wēi dì mǎ lā
  1. 1 Guatemala
  2. 2 see also 瓜地馬拉|瓜地马拉[Guā dì mǎ lā]
危害性
wēi hài xìng
  1. 1 harmfulness
危局
wēi jú
  1. 1 perilous situation
危殆
wēi dài
  1. 1 grave danger
  2. 2 in jeopardy
  3. 3 in a critical condition

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
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
扶危济困
fú wēi jì kùn
  1. 1 to help those in distress (idiom)
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)
济危扶困
jì wēi fú kùn
  1. 1 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
济困扶危
jì kùn fú wēi
  1. 1 to help those in distress (idiom)
百战不殆
bǎi zhàn bù dài
  1. 1 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ]); to win every fight
知己知彼，百战不殆
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
  1. 1 know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ])
知彼知己，百战不殆
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
  1. 1 knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

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