danger and disaster; crisis; peril
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
danger and disaster; calamity; peril
formalRefers to situations involving both peril and catastrophe. Often used in formal, literary, or journalistic contexts to describe national, personal, or collective crises.
Zài在
guó国
jiā家
wēi危
nàn难
zhī之
jì际
，
tā他
tǐng挺
shēn身
ér而
chū出
。
He stepped forward at a time of national crisis.
Xiàn陷
yú于
wēi危
nàn难
zhī之
zhōng中
de的
rén人
mín民
jí急
xū需
jiù救
yuán援
。
The people trapped in danger and disaster urgently need rescue.
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Huàn患
nàn难
jiàn见
zhēn真
qíng情
，
wēi危
nàn难
shí识
rén人
xīn心
。
Adversity reveals true friendship, and peril reveals people's true nature.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zhèng正
chǔ处
yú于
cái财
zhèng政
wēi危
nàn难
zhī之
zhōng中
。
This company is currently in a state of financial peril.