倒悬之急 dào xuán zhī jí

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. dire straits

CHARACTERS

倒 dào
HSK 4
fall over; lie down; take turns
悬 xuán
HSK 6
hang, suspend, hoist; be hung
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
急 jí
HSK 3
quick, quickly; urgent, pressing