千钧一发 qiān jūn yī fà

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
钧 jūn unit of measure equivalent to thirty catties
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
发 fà
HSK 3
issue, dispatch, send out; hair