危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī

in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 13106th word

Definitions

  1. 1. in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. 2. on the brink of crisis

Characters

Character Meaning
危 wēi HSK 4
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
在 zài HSK 1
(located) at; (to be) in
旦 dàn HSK 5
day; morning; dawn
夕 xī HSK 5
evening; dusk; Taiwan pr. xì