垂危

Traditional form:

垂危

Pinyin (reading):

chuíwēi

Definitions:

• close to death
• life-threatening (illness)

Characters:

• 垂 - to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
• 危 - dangerous, precarious; high

Traditional characters:

• 垂 - to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
• 危 - dangerous, precarious; high