critically ill; on the verge of collapse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to be critically ill; to be dying
formalUsed to describe a person or animal in a life-threatening state due to illness or injury.
Yī医
shēng生
xuān宣
bù布
bìng病
rén人
yǐ已
jīng经
shēng生
mìng命
chuí垂
wēi危
。
The doctor announced that the patient's life was in critical danger.
Tā他
shǒu守
zài在
chuí垂
wēi危
de的
fù父
qīn亲
chuáng床
biān边
。
He stayed by the bedside of his critically ill father.
verb
to be on the brink of collapse; to be in imminent peril
formalUsed metaphorically to describe a country, nation, or organization facing an existential crisis or imminent collapse.
Zài在
nà那
ge个
dòng动
dàng荡
de的
nián年
dài代
，
zhěng整
gè个
mín民
zú族
dōu都
chǔ处
yú于
chuí垂
wēi危
zhī之
zhōng中
。
In that turbulent era, the entire nation was on the verge of collapse.
Gōng公
sī司
yóu由
yú于
guǎn管
lǐ理
bù不
shàn善
，
yǐ已
jīng经
xiàn陷
rù入
chuí垂
wēi危
zhuàng状
tài态
。
Due to poor management, the company is now in a critically precarious state.