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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 临危

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
临危 lín wēi - dying (from illness)
- facing death
- on one's deathbed

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 44,391 35,242 41,081

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
临 lín- to face
- to overlook
- to arrive
- to be (just) about to
- just before
危 wēi- surname Wei
危 wēi- danger
- to endanger
- Taiwan pr. [wei2]

Other Words Containing 临危

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
临危 - - 44,391 35,242 41,081