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殆 (dài): Dangerous — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 殆

危殆 • wēidài • in grave danger; critical

wēi危

dài殆

in grave danger; critical

殆尽 • dàijìn • nearly exhausted; almost used up

dài殆

jìn尽

nearly exhausted; almost used up

殆无 • dàiwú • almost no; hardly any

dài殆

wú无

almost no; hardly any

百战不殆 • bǎizhànbùdài • never lose a battle; invincible

bǎi百

zhàn战

bù不

dài殆

never lose a battle; invincible

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Example Sentences

Tā他

de的

fáng房

jiān间

lǐ里

dài殆

wú无

yī一

jiàn件

wán完

zhěng整

de的

jiā家

jù具

。

There is hardly a single piece of intact furniture in his room.

Tā他

de的

bìng病

qíng情

wēi危

dài殆

，

xū需

yào

Zhī知

jǐ己

zhī知

bǐ彼

，

bǎi百

zhàn战

bù不

dài

Jīng经

guò过

yī一

tiān天

de的

gōng工

zuò作

，

tā

Information

Pinyindài

Meaningdangerous, perilous; endanger

Strokes9

Radical歹

Traditional—

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3142

Zhuyinㄉㄞˋ

UnicodeU+6B86

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要

lì立

kè刻

qiǎng抢

jiù救

。

His condition is critical and requires immediate rescue.

殆

。

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

他

de的

jīng精

lì力

xiāo消

hào耗

dài殆

jìn尽

。

After a day of work, his energy was nearly exhausted.

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Characters pronounced "dai".

黛dàiblacken eyebrows; black
傣dǎithe Dai minority living in South China
呆dāislow-witted; stupid; to stay
戴dàito wear (accessories)
带dàicarry
贷dàito lend or borrow money; loan

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Characters with radical "歹".

殡bìnencoffin; embalm; funeral
殉xùndie for cause, be martyr for
殖zhíto breed, to multiply, to propagate
残cánincomplete, damaged, or cruel
殊shūdifferent, distinct, special
殃yāngcalamity, disaster, misfortune

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