轉危為安 zhuǎn wēi wéi ān

turn danger into safety; avert a crisis

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)

Characters

Character Meaning
轉 zhuǎn
to turn; to change direction; to transfer
危 wēi HSK 4
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
為 wéi
for; because of; to
安 ān HSK 3
safe; secure; safety