危
急

Critical in Chinese: 危急 (wēi jí)

wēi jí

critical

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1critical
  2. 2desperate (situation)

Stroke order

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危
急

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ㄨㄟ

wēi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 病人的情况非常危急。

    bìng rén de qíng kuàng fēi cháng wēi jí。

    The patient's condition is very critical.

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Related words

急

jí

urgent

着急

zháo jí

to worry

危险

wēi xiǎn

danger

急忙

jí máng

hastily

紧急

jǐn jí

urgent

危害

wēi hài

to jeopardize

急救

jí jiù

to give emergency treatment

危机

wēi jī

crisis

应急

yìng jí

to respond to an emergency

急剧

jí jù

rapid

急迫

jí pò

urgent

急性

jí xìng

acute

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