垂危 chuí wēi

close to death; life-threatening (illness)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 17971st word

Definitions

  1. 1. close to death
  2. 2. life-threatening (illness)

Characters

Character Meaning
垂 chuí HSK 6
to hang (down); droop; dangle
危 wēi HSK 4
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi