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Usage of the character 殆

dài
[殆]
  • (literary) dangerous; perilous
  • (literary) almost; well-nigh
wēidài
危殆
[危殆]
  • grave danger
  • in jeopardy
  • in a critical condition
dàijìn
殆尽
[殆盡]
  • almost exhausted; nearly depleted; practically nothing left
sàngshīdàijìn
丧失殆尽
[喪失殆盡]
  • to be used up
  • to be exhausted
bǎizhànbùdài
百战不殆
[百戰不殆]
  • to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法/孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ)); to win every fight
zhībǐzhījǐ,bǎizhànbùdài
知彼知己,百战不殆
[知彼知己,百戰不殆]
  • knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
zhījǐzhībǐ,bǎizhànbùdài
知己知彼,百战不殆
[知己知彼,百戰不殆]
  • know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法/孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ))
xué'érbùsīzéwǎng,sī'érbùxuézédài
学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆
[學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆]
  • To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)