chuí
wēi

common

Meaning of 垂危

垂危 means to be critically ill; to be dying; to be on the brink of collapse; to be in imminent peril. Pronounced chuí wēi.

  • to be critically ill; to be dying
  • to be on the brink of collapse; to be in imminent peril

Definitions & Examples

shēng
xuān
bìng
rén
jīng
shēng
mìng
chuí
wēi
 

The doctor announced that the patient's life was in critical danger.

shǒu
zài
chuí
wēi
de
qīn
chuáng
biān
 

He stayed by the bedside of his critically ill father.