lín
wēi
shòu
mìng

idiom

Meaning of 临危授命

临危授命 means to accept a mission or command in a time of great danger or crisis. Pronounced lín wēi shòu mìng.

  • to accept a mission or command in a time of great danger or crisis

Definitions & Examples

Zài
guó
jiā
wēi
nàn
zhī
 
lín
wēi
shòu
mìng
 
dān
rèn
le
jūn
duì
de
zǒng
zhǐ
huī
 

At a time of national crisis, he accepted the command and became the army's supreme commander.

Gōng
miàn
lín
chǎn
 
zǒng
jīng
lín
wēi
shòu
mìng
 
shì
wǎn
kuáng
lán
 

As the company faced bankruptcy, the general manager accepted the mission to try to turn the tide.

Zài
qiú
duì
jiē
lián
shī
hòu
 
zhè
wèi
lǎo
jiàng
lín
wēi
shòu
mìng
 
dān
rèn
le
xīn
duì
zhǎng
 

After the team suffered consecutive losses, this veteran accepted the command and became the new captain.