zài qiān jūn yī fà zhī jì

Traditional: 在千鈞一髮之際

在千钧一发之际 (zài qiān jūn yī fà zhī jì) is a Chinese word meaning “at the critical moment; in the nick of time”.

Meanings

  1. 1at the critical moment; in the nick of time

Characters in 在千钧一发之际

在zài · to exist; to be alive千qiān · thousand钧jūn · 30 catties一yī · one发fā · to send out之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])际jì · border

Related words

在to exist; to be alive一one一个a; an; one现在now; at present; currently一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely

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