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危及

wēi jí

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

危及 (wēi jí) means "to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 危及 means

1. to endanger
2. to jeopardize
3. a danger (to life, national security etc)

The characters in 危及

• 危wēidanger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
• 及jíand; to reach; up to

Example sentences

• 在贫穷国家，最常见的仿冒药品是用来治疗疟疾、结核病和爱滋病等危及生命的疾病的药品。
  The most commonly counterfeited medicines in poor countries are used to treat life-threatening conditions such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.

Sounds the same

Read wēi jí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 危急critical; desperate (situation)

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wēi jí correctly.
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