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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 危在旦夕

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī - in imminent peril (idiom)
- on the brink of crisis

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
- - 13,126 45,228 46,562

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wēi- surname Wei
wēi- danger
- to endanger
- Taiwan pr. [wei2]
zài- to exist; to be alive
- (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
dàn- (literary) dawn; daybreak
- dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
- dusk
- evening
- Taiwan pr. [xi4]

Other Words Containing 危在旦夕

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
危在旦夕 - - 13,126 45,228 46,562