倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí

dire straits

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
倒 dào HSK 4
to pour; however; contrary to expectation
懸 xuán
to hang or suspend; to worry; unresolved
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
急 jí HSK 3
urgent; rapid; hurried