化
险
为
夷

To turn peril into safety (idiom) in Chinese: 化险为夷 (huà xiǎn wéi yí)

huà xiǎn wéi yí

to turn peril into safety (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 化險為夷1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

Stroke order

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化
险
为
夷

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄚˋ

huà

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄢˇ

xiǎn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄨㄟˊ

wéi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄧˊ

yí

ㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

化险为夷

Simplified

化險為夷

Traditional

Example sentences

See 化险为夷 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 多亏了他的冷静，大家才化险为夷。

    duō kuī le tā de lěng jìng， dà jiā cái huà xiǎn wéi yí。

    Thanks to his composure, everyone managed to escape danger safely.

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Related words

为

wèi

because of

化

huà

to make into

险

xiǎn

danger

因为

yīn wèi

because

变化

biàn huà

(intransitive) to change

认为

rèn wéi

to believe

为了

wèi le

for

文化

wén huà

culture

以为

yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

成为

chéng wéi

to become

危险

wēi xiǎn

danger

保险

bǎo xiǎn

insurance

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