化险为夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí

DEFINITIONS

  1. to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

CHARACTERS

化 huà
HSK 3
change, convert, reform; -ize
险 xiǎn
HSK 4
narrow pass, strategic point
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
夷 yí ancient barbarian tribes