临危 lín wēi

facing death; on one's deathbed; dying (from illness)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 42101st word

Definitions

  1. 1. facing death
  2. 2. on one's deathbed
  3. 3. dying (from illness)

Characters

Character Meaning
临 lín HSK 5
to face; to be (just) about to; just before
危 wēi HSK 4
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi