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病危
bìng wēi
Pinyin
Definition
病危
-
bìng wēi
to be critically ill
to be terminally ill
Character Decomposition
病
疒
一
人
冂
危
⺈
厂
乚
㇆
Related Words
(20)
危机
wēi jī
1
crisis
2
CL:個|个[gè]
危险
wēi xiǎn
1
danger
2
dangerous
毛病
máo bìng
1
fault
2
defect
3
shortcomings
4
ailment
5
CL:個|个[gè]
生病
shēng bìng
1
to fall ill
疾病
jí bìng
1
disease
2
sickness
3
ailment
病
bìng
1
illness
2
CL:場|场[cháng]
3
disease
4
to fall ill
5
defect
病人
bìng rén
1
sick person
2
patient
3
invalid
4
CL:個|个[gè]
病毒
bìng dú
1
virus
神经病
shén jīng bìng
1
mental disorder
2
neuropathy
3
(derog.) mental case
佝偻病
gōu lóu bìng
1
rickets (medicine)
传染病
chuán rǎn bìng
1
infectious disease
2
contagious disease
3
pestilence
冠心病
guān xīn bìng
1
coronary heart disease
危及
wēi jí
1
to endanger
2
to jeopardize
3
a danger (to life, national security etc)
危害
wēi hài
1
to jeopardize
2
to harm
3
to endanger
4
harmful effect
5
damage
6
CL:個|个[gè]
危急
wēi jí
1
critical
2
desperate (situation)
危难
wēi nàn
1
calamity
坏血病
huài xuè bìng
1
scurvy
大病
dà bìng
1
serious illness
小病
xiǎo bìng
1
minor illness
2
indisposition
带病
dài bìng
1
to carry a disease
2
carrier
3
vector
Idioms
(20)
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
1
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
1
long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
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
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
1
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
2
to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
1
totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
1
in imminent peril (idiom)
2
on the brink of crisis
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
1
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
1
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
2
in a dangerous state
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
1
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
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
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
危言危行
wēi yán wēi xíng
1
upright and plainspoken (idiom)
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
1
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
2
reds under the beds
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
1
fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
1
deranged
2
demented
3
berserk (idiom)
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
1
much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
居安思危
jū ān sī wēi
1
to think of danger in times of safety
2
to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
岌岌可危
jí jí kě wēi
1
imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
扶危济困
fú wēi jì kùn
1
to help those in distress (idiom)
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