wēi zài dàn xī

危在旦夕 (wēi zài dàn xī) is a Chinese word meaning “in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis”.

Meanings

  1. 1in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. 2on the brink of crisis

Characters in 危在旦夕

危wēi · danger在zài · to exist; to be alive旦dàn · (literary) dawn; daybreak夕xī · (bound form) sunset; dusk

Related words

在to exist; to be alive现在now; at present; currently正在to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing危险danger存在to exist实在really一旦in case (sth happens)不在乎not to care在乎to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)在场to be present; to be on the scene在于to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)在家to be at home

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