Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 危

surname Wei

danger
to endanger
Taiwan pr. (wéi)

to help those in distress

to be critically ill
to be terminally ill

dangerous situation
venerable old age

perilous situation

(medicine) in a critical condition

in danger of collapse
in a parlous state
(of person) treacherous

high-risk

decrepit house

deathly ill

grave situation

steep and perilous path

afraid
apprehensive

dying (from illness)
facing death
on one's deathbed

crisis
CL:個／个 (gè)

safety and danger
safety

to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger
harmful effect; damage
CL:個／个 (gè)

to help people in distress

to endanger
to jeopardize
a danger (to life, national security etc)

grave danger
in jeopardy
in a critical condition

risk

dangerous housing
building that is about to collapse

danger
dangerous

critical
desperate (situation)

calamity

at stake
in peril

endangered (species)
in imminent danger
critically ill

close to death
life-threatening (illness)

critically ill

dangerous road

urgent
pressing danger

hazardous materials

harmfulness

wēiyánwēixíng

upright and plainspoken (idiom)

línwēishòumìng

to sacrifice one's life in a crisis

bǎituōwēijī

to break out of a crisis

tuōlíwēixiǎn

out of danger
to avoid danger

zhuǎnwēiwéi'ān

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)

Guatemala
see also 瓜地馬拉／瓜地马拉 ( Guādìmǎlā)

subprime mortgage crisis
abbr. for 次級房屋信貸危機／次级房屋信贷危机 (cìjífángwūxìndàiwēijī)

to help those in distress (idiom)

to help those in distress (idiom)

wēiruòzhāolù

precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

xìnyòngwēijī

credit crisis

wēizhòngbìngrén

critically ill patient

jīngjìwēijī

economic crisis

monetary crisis

xìndàiwēijī

credit crisis

wēihàipíngjià

hazard assessment

wēirúzhāolù

precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

dàoxuánzhīwēi

lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
dire straits

lìjìnshénwēi

(idiom) physically and mentally exhausted

chènrénzhīwēi

to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)

wēiyánsǒngtīng

frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
reds under the beds

to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)

zhèngjīnwēizuò

to sit upright and still (idiom)

bīnwēiwùzhǒng

endangered species

see 濟危扶困／济危扶困 (jìwēifúkùn)

danger lurks on every side (idiom)

wēi'érbùchí

national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

shìwēilěiluǎn

lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

to think of danger in times of safety
to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)

imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis

wēirúlěiluǎn

precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
in a dangerous state

wēicísǒngtīng

to startle sb with scary tale

chéngrénzhīwēi

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

línwēishòumìng

(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis

néngyuánwēijī

energy crisis

jīnróngwēijī

financial crisis

wēizàidànxī

in imminent peril (idiom)
on the brink of crisis

màoshēngmìngwēixiǎn

冒生命危险

[冒生命危險]

to risk one's life

wēixiǎnjǐnggàodēng

危险警告灯

[危險警告燈]

hazard lights

Wēidìmǎlārén

危地马拉人

[危地馬拉人]

Guatemalan (person)

qiánzàiwēixiǎndù

潜在危险度

[潛在危險度]

latent hazard

dǐyādàikuǎnwēijī

抵押贷款危机

[抵押貸款危機]

mortgage crisis

cìjífángwūxìndàiwēijī

次级房屋信贷危机

[次級房屋信貸危機]

subprime mortgage crisis

dàogāoyì'ān,shìgāoyìwēi

道高益安，势高益危

[道高益安，勢高益危]

More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記／史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).

Bīnwēi Yěshēng Dòng Zhíwùzhǒng Guójì Màoyì Gōngyuē

濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约

[瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES