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危机

wēijī

crisis

A person stands at a cliff edge where a bridge has fallen
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Characters in this word

危 wēi

Strokes
6
Radical
㔾 — seal
Made of
厃 to look upward 㔾 seal
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 危

机 jī

Strokes
6
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 几 small table
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 机

Example phrases

  • 企业如果不能及时调整,可能会陷入严重的经营危机。 Qǐyè rúguǒ bù néng jíshí tiáozhěng, kěnéng huì xiànrù yánzhòng de jīngyíng wēijī. If an enterprise cannot adjust in time, it may fall into a serious business crisis.
  • 这家小店遇到了资金危机,差点关门。 Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn yùdào le zījīn wēijī, chà diǎn guānmén. This little shop ran into a cash crisis and almost closed.
  • 夫妻俩一起努力,终于度过了家庭危机。 Fūqī liǎ yìqǐ nǔlì, zhōngyú dùguò le jiātíng wēijī. The couple worked hard together and finally got through the family crisis.

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