危险
wēi xiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

危险
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wēi xiǎn
  1. danger
  2. dangerous

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)
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
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
  1. 1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2 reds under the beds

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)
临危受命
lín wēi shòu mìng
  1. 1 (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
趁人之危
chèn rén zhī wēi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
转危为安
zhuǎn wēi wéi ān
  1. 1 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)

Sample Sentences

妈妈经常唠叨我：十字路口非常危险，常常有车突然冲过来，所以在穿越马路时一定要格外小心。
māma jīngcháng láodao wǒ ：shízìlùkǒu fēicháng wēixiǎn ，chángcháng yǒu chē tūrán chōng guòlái ，suǒyǐ zài chuānyuè mǎlù shí yīdìng yào géwài xiǎoxīn 。
My mom constantly nags at me: "The crossroad is a very dangerous place. There are always cars rushing across. Therefore, we have to be extra careful when crossing the road."
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唉唷，老一辈传下来的，你照着做会少一块肉吗？不让你去些危险地方也是为你好，你是要突破我的什么盲点？
àiyou ，lǎo yī bèi chuán xiàlai de ，nǐ zhàozhe zuò huì shǎo yī kuài ròu ma ？bùràng nǐ qù xiē wēixiǎn dìfang yě shì wèi nǐ hǎo ，nǐ shì yào tūpò wǒ de shénme mángdiǎn ？
Agh, would it kill you to go by what's been passed down from past generations? Stopping you from going to dangerous places is in your own interest, what blind spot of mine are you trying to break through?
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你说，深山海边是哪里危险嘛？都市里能发生的危险应该比深山海边还多吧，还有，危险的地方也不是只有鬼月危险吧？
nǐ shuō ，shēnshān hǎibiān shì nǎli wēixiǎn ma ？dūshì lǐ néng fāshēng de wēixiǎn yīnggāi bǐ shēnshān hǎibiān hái duō ba ，háiyǒu ，wēixiǎn de dìfang yě bù shì zhǐyǒu guǐ yuè wēixiǎn ba ？
How are the mountainous areas and the seashore dangerous? More dangerous things could happen in the city then in mountainous areas and at the seashore, no? And also, dangerous places aren't just dangerous during Ghost Month, no?
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我们这儿虽然没封城，但是现在还是很危险，你一定得去吗？
wǒmen zhèr5 suīrán méi fēngchéng ，dànshì xiànzài háishi hěn wēixiǎn ，nǐ yīdìng děi qù ma ？
Although our city is not on lockdown, it is still quite dangerous, do you really have to go?
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今天早上我坐他的车来。他开车开得很危险。
jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ zuò tā de chē lái 。tā kāichē kāi de hěn wēixiǎn 。
He gave me a ride this morning. He drives dangerously.
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在保护自己、打坏人的时候，要打蛇打七寸，要不然很危险的。
zài bǎohù zìjǐ 、dǎ huàirén de shíhou ，yào dǎshédǎqīcùn ，yàobùrán hěn wēixiǎn de 。
When you attack the bad guy to protect yourself, you need to hit where it hurts. Or it would be dangerous.
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真的好危险，是谁这么没公德心啊。
zhēnde hǎo wēixiǎn ，shì shéi zhème méi gōngdéxīn ā 。
That's so dangerous, who has so little consideration for other people.
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危险？不会呀，夜游很有意思！
wēixiǎn ？búhuì ya ，yèyóu hěn yǒuyìsi ！
Dangerous? Not at all. These night time trips are really fun!
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没有，我觉得晚上外面很危险。
méiyǒu ，wǒ juéde wǎnshang wàimian hěn wēixiǎn 。
No. The outdoors seems dangerous at night to me.
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那你叫医生给你全身麻醉好了，睡一觉起来，牙就拔好了，只不过可能有一点危险。
nà nǐ jiào yīshēng gěi nǐ quánshēn mázuì hǎo le ，shuì yī jiào qǐlái ，yá jiù bá hǎo le ，zhǐ bùguò kěnéng yǒu yī diǎn wēixiǎn 。
Then tell your doctor to give you a general anesthetic, then you go to sleep and wake up and your teeth are gone, but it might just be a little bit more risky.
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