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临危

lín wēi

2-character word Traditional 臨危

What 临危 means

1. dying (from illness)
2. facing death
3. on one's deathbed

The characters in 临危

• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive
• 危wēidanger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi

Example sentences

• 他意识到他面临危险。
  He is aware of the danger.
• 保险使我们意识到我们生活在一个不安全的世界中，可能会生病、面临危险、出现意外等等，我们必须要面对。
  Bǎoxiǎn shǐ wǒmen yìshí dào wǒmen shēnghuó zài yī gè bù ānquán de shìjiè zhōng, kěnéng huì shēngbìng, miànlín wēixiǎn, chūxiàn yìwài děngděng, wǒmen bìxū yào miànduì.
  Insurance makes us remember that the world we live in isn't completely safe; we might fall ill, face danger or encounter the unexpected.
• 我知道你们的所做的一切并不只是为了赢得选举，我也知道你们做这一切并不是为了我。你们这样做是因为你们明白前面的任务有多么艰巨。即便我们今晚欢呼庆祝，我们也知道明天将面临我们一生之中最艰难的挑战——两场战争、一个面临危险的星球，一个世纪以来最严重的金融危机。
  Wǒ zhīdào nǐmen de suǒ zuò de yīqiè bìngbù zhǐshì wèile yíngdé xuǎnjǔ, wǒ yě zhīdào nǐmen zuò zhè yīqiè bìngbù shì wèile wǒ. nǐmen zhèyàng zuò shì yīnwèi nǐmen míngbai qiánmiàn de rènwu yǒu duōme jiānjù. jíbiàn wǒmen jīnwǎn huānhū qìngzhù, wǒmen yě zhīdào míngtiān jiāng miànlín wǒmen yīshēng zhīzhōng zuì jiānnán de tiǎozhàn —— liǎng chǎng zhànzhēng, yī gè miànlín wēixiǎn de xīngqiú, yī gè shìjì yǐlái zuì yánzhòng de jīnróngwēijī.
  And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime: two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
• 我知道你们的所做的一切并不只是为了赢得选举，我也知道你们做这一切并不是为了我。你们这样做是因为你们明白前面的任务有多幺艰巨。即便我们今晚欢呼庆祝，我们也知道明天将面临我们一生之中最艰难的挑战——两场战争、一个面临危险的星球，一个世纪以来最严重的金融危机。
  And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime: two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.

Words starting with 临危

• 临危受命lín wēi shòu mìng(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
• 临危授命lín wēi shòu mìngto sacrifice one's life in a crisis