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危急 (wēi jí): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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危急

危急 (wēi jí): Critical / perilous (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

危急 consists of 2 characters.

danger, high, precarious

urgent, hurried, anxious

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Word Info

Pinyinwēi jí

MeaningCritical / perilous

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word危急

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 危急.

Words with 危

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危害wēi hàiHSK 5
危机wēi jīHSK 6
危及wēi jíHSK 7-9
濒危bīn wēiHSK 7-9
居安思危jū ān sī wēiHSK 7-9
危殆wēidài
乘人之危chéng rén zhī wēi

Words with 急

着急zháo jíHSK 3
急忙jí mángHSK 5
急诊jí zhěnHSK 5
急需jí xūHSK 5
紧急jǐn jíHSK 5
急切jí qièHSK 6
急剧jí jùHSK 6
急救

jí jiù

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 危急 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 危急 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith时刻

wēi危

jí急

shí时

kè刻

neutral

critical moment

Subject + Predicatewith情况

qíng情

kuàng况

wēi危

jí急

Idiomwith转危为安

zhuǎn转

wēi危

wéi为

ān安

Adverb + Adjectivewith万分

wàn万

fēn分

wēi危

jí急

4.

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.

jìn尽

guǎn管

qíng情

kuàng况

kàn看

sì似

wēi危

jí急

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men们

jué绝

bù不

néng能

yīn因

cǐ此

shī失

qù去

lěng冷

jìng静

de的

pàn判

duàn断

lì力

。

Although the situation appears critical, we must not lose our calm judgment because of it.

tā他

qīng轻

miáo描

dàn淡

xiě写

dì地

fǒu否

rèn认

le了

gōng公

sī司

zhèng正

chǔ处

yú于

wēi危

jí急

guān关

tóu头

de的

shì事

shí实

。

He casually denied the fact that the company was in a critical juncture.

gōng公

sī司

miàn面

lín临

zī资

jīn金

liàn链

duàn断

liè裂

de的

wēi危

jí急

jú局

miàn面

，

bì必

xū须

jǐn尽

kuài快

zhǎo找

dào到

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

The company is facing a critical situation of a broken capital chain and must find a solution as soon as possible.

yī医

shēng生

yán严

sù肃

dì地

gào告

zhī知

jiā家

shǔ属

，

bìng病

rén人

de的

zhuàng状

kuàng况

yǐ已

jìn进

rù入

zuì最

wēi危

jí急

de的

jiē阶

duàn段

。

The doctor solemnly informed the family that the patient's condition had entered the most critical stage.