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危急
危急
(wēi jí): Critical / perilous (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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危 • wēi • danger, high, precarious
wēi
危
danger, high, precarious
急 • jí • urgent, hurried, anxious • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
jí
急
urgent, hurried, anxious
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 危急.
Words with
危
危险
wēi xiǎn
dangerous; danger
危害
wēi hài
harm; detriment; damage
危机
wēi jī
crisis; crunch
危及
wēi jí
Endanger / jeopardize
濒危
bīn wēi
Endangered
居安思危
jū ān sī wēi
be prepared for danger in times of peace
危殆
wēidài
in grave danger; critical
危难
wēi nàn
danger; crisis; peril
Words with
急
着急
zháo jí
anxious
急忙
jí máng
in a hurry; in haste
急诊
jí zhěn
emergency call
急需
jí xū
to urgently need
紧急
jǐn jí
urgent; pressing
急切
jí qiè
eager;urgent; imperative
急剧
jí jù
rapid; sharp; sudden
急救
jí jiù
to give emergency treatment
4.
How to Use 危急 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
时刻
wēi
危
jí
急
shí
时
kè
刻
neutral
critical moment
Subject + Predicate
with
情况
qíng
情
kuàng
况
wēi
危
jí
急
Idiom
with
转危为安
zhuǎn
转
wēi
危
wéi
为
ān
安
Adverb + Adjective
with
万分
wàn
万
fēn
分
wēi
危
jí
急
5.
Example Sentences with 危急
tā
他
de
的
bìng
病
hěn
很
wēi
危
jí
急
neutral
critical situation
formal
Written
turn danger into safety
formal
extremely critical
，
xū
需
yào
要
mǎ
马
shàng
上
sòng
送
yī
医
yuàn
院
。
His condition is critical and needs to be taken to the hospital immediately.
Zài
在
wēi
危
jí
急
shí
时
kè
刻
，
tā
他
tǐng
挺
shēn
身
ér
而
chū
出
bǎo
保
hù
护
le
了
dà
大
jiā
家
。
At the critical moment, he stepped forward to protect everyone.
miàn
面
duì
对
rú
如
cǐ
此
wēi
危
jí
急
de
的
jú
局
shì
势
，
wǒ
我
men
们
bì
必
xū
须
lì
立
kè
刻
qǐ
启
dòng
动
yìng
应
jí
急
yù
预
àn
案
。
Facing such a critical situation, we must immediately activate the emergency plan.
nán
难
dào
道
nǐ
你
méi
没
yì
意
shí
识
dào
到
，
tuō
拖
yán
延
jué
决
cè
策
huì
会
ràng
让
shì
事
tài
态
biàn
变
de
得
gèng
更
jiā
加
wēi
危
jí
急
ma
吗
？
Don't you realize that delaying the decision will make the situation even more perilous?
zài
在
wēi
危
jí
急
shí
时
kè
刻
，
xiāo
消
fáng
防
yuán
员
yǒng
勇
gǎn
敢
dì
地
chōng
冲
jìn
进
huǒ
火
chǎng
场
jiù
救
rén
人
。
At the critical moment, the firefighters bravely rushed into the fire to rescue people.
