危 wēi

dangerous, precarious; high

HSK 4 #826

DEFINITIONS

  • dangerous, precarious
  • high
  • surname Wei
  • danger
  • to endanger
  • Taiwan pr. [wei2]

STROKES

WORDS

危险 wēi xiǎn
HSK 4
danger; dangerous
危害 wēi hài
HSK 5
to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; harmful effect; damage; CL:個|个[ge4]
危机 wēi jī
HSK 6
crisis; CL:個|个[ge4]
危急 wēi jí critical; desperate (situation)
危及 wēi jí to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)
危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis
安危 ān wēi safety and danger; safety
岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
危地马拉 wēi dì mǎ lā Guatemala; see also 瓜地馬拉|瓜地马拉[Gua1 di4 ma3 la1]
垂危 chuí wēi close to death; life-threatening (illness)
危难 wēi nàn calamity
濒危 bīn wēi endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill
危机四伏 wēi jī sì fú danger lurks on every side (idiom)
病危 bìng wēi to be critically ill; to be terminally ill
危言耸听 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds
危险品 wēi xiǎn pǐn hazardous materials
经济危机 jīng jì wēi jī economic crisis
危害性 wēi hài xìng harmfulness
转危为安 zhuǎn wēi wéi ān to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
临危 lín wēi dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed
危地马拉人 wēi dì mǎ lā rén Guatemalan (person)
危楼 wēi lóu dangerous housing; building that is about to collapse
危重 wēi zhòng critically ill
危殆 wēi dài grave danger; in jeopardy; in a critical condition
危局 wēi jú perilous situation
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