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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 岌岌可危

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi - imminent danger (idiom); approaching a 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
- - 14,179 33,820 40,586

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- lofty peak
- perilous
- lofty peak
- perilous
- (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
- to approve; to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- but; however
- used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
wēi- surname Wei
wēi- danger
- to endanger
- Taiwan pr. [wei2]

Other Words Containing 岌岌可危

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
岌岌可危 - - 14,179 33,820 40,586