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Animated Stroke Order 危

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4.

How to Use 危

Danger or crisis

Indicates a state of danger, risk, or emergency.

危险 • wēi xiǎn • dangerous; danger • HSK 4

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 危

濒危 • bīn wēi • Endangered

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bīn濒

wēi

6.

Example Sentences

gōng公

sī司

zhèng正

zài在

jīng经

lì历

jīng

Information

Pinyinwēi

Meaningdanger, high, precarious

Strokes6

Radical厄

Traditional危

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Zhuyinㄨㄟ

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wēi危

xiǎn险

dangerous; danger

危机 • wēi jī • crisis; crunch • HSK 6

HSK 6

wēi危

jī机

crisis; crunch

危急 • wēi jí • Critical / perilous • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wēi危

jí急

Critical / perilous

To endanger or harm

Indicates the action of causing harm or putting at risk.

危害 • wēi hài • harm; detriment; damage • HSK 5

HSK 5

wēi危

hài害

harm; detriment; damage

危及 • wēi jí • Endanger / jeopardize • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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wēi危

jí及

Endanger / jeopardize

危

Endangered

居安思危 • jū ān sī wēi • be prepared for danger in times of peace

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jū居

ān安

sī思

wēi危

be prepared for danger in times of peace

经

jì济

wēi危

jī机

。

The company is going through an economic crisis

xī吸

yān烟

huì会

wēi危

hài害

shēn身

tǐ体

jiàn健

kāng康

。

Smoking can harm physical health

dà大

xióng熊

māo猫

shì是

bīn濒

wēi危

dòng动

wù物

。

The giant panda is an endangered animal.

shī施

gōng工

xiàn现

chǎng场

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

wēi危

xiǎn险

。

There are many dangers at the construction site

Nà那

wèi位

bìng病

rén人

shēng生

mìng命

chuí垂

wēi危

。

That patient is critically ill.

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Characters pronounced "wei".

尉wèiofficer, military rank
惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
桅wéimast of ship
渭wèiname of a river in Shanxi
潍wéicounty in Shandong province
韦wéitanned leather; surname; simplified form of KangXi radical number 178

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卷juànroll; examination paper

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