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
危急
wēijí
critical; urgent; dangerous
Characters in this word
急 jí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 刍 to mow, to cut grass 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 病人的情况十分危急，医院立即启动了多学科会诊机制。 Bìngrén de qíngkuàng shífēn wēijí, yīyuàn lìjí qǐdòng le duō xuékē huìzhěn jīzhì. The patient's condition was extremely critical, so the hospital immediately launched a multidisciplinary consultation mechanism.
- 洪水来临，村民处境十分危急。 Hóngshuǐ láilín, cūnmín chǔjìng shífēn wēijí. The flood was coming, and the villagers were in a critical situation.
- 在危急时刻，他保持镇定，想出了办法。 Zài wēijí shíkè, tā bǎochí zhèndìng, xiǎng chūle bànfǎ. At the critical moment he stayed calm and came up with a solution.
Related words
- 危害 wēihài to harm; harm
- 危险 wēixiǎn dangerous
- 危机 wēijī crisis
- 濒危 bīnwēi endangered; at risk of extinction
- 居安思危 jū'ānsīwēi to think of danger in times of safety; to be prepared for danger in peace
- 危及 wēijí to endanger; to jeopardise
- 急 jí anxious; in a hurry
- 紧急 jǐnjí urgent
- 急忙 jímáng hurriedly
- 着急 zháojí worried; anxious
- 急救 jíjiù first aid, emergency treatment
- 急切 jíqiè eager, impatient