千钧一发 qiān jūn yī fà

imminent peril; a matter of life or death

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 26623rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. imminent peril
  2. 2. a matter of life or death
  3. 3. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
钧 jūn
great; your (honorific); 30 catties
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
发 fà HSK 3
to send out; to issue; to develop