huà xiǎn wéi yí

Traditional: 化險為夷

HSK 7–9

化险为夷 (huà xiǎn wéi yí) is a Chinese word meaning “to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster”.

Meanings

  1. 1to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

Characters in 化险为夷

化huà · to make into险xiǎn · danger为wéi · as (in the capacity of)夷yí · non-Han people, esp. to the East of China

Related words

因为because; owing to; on account of为什么why?为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]认为to believe; to think; to consider; to feel为了for; for the purpose of; in order to以为to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)成为to become; to turn into作为one's conduct危险danger

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