tuōxiǎn

脱险

Word · VerbTraditional脫險

escape danger; be out of danger

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to escape from danger; to be out of danger

Commonly used in medical contexts (patient recovering from critical condition) or situations involving physical danger.

Hǔ虎
kǒu口
tuō脱
xiǎn险
 。

To have a narrow escape (lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth).

Bìng病
rén人
yǐ已
jīng经
tuō脱
xiǎn险
 。

The patient is out of danger now.

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Fēi飞
jī机
jǐn紧
jí急
pò迫
jiàng降
 ,
liǎng两
bǎi百
duō多
míng名
chéng乘
kè客
quán全
bù部
tuō脱
xiǎn险
 。

The plane made an emergency landing, and all two hundred-plus passengers escaped safely.

Jīng经
guò过
yī医
shēng生
de的
quán全
lì力
qiǎng抢
jiù救
 ,
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
tuō脱
xiǎn险
le了
 。

After the doctors' all-out rescue efforts, he finally made it through the danger.