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危险

wēi xiǎn

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 危險

危险 (wēi xiǎn) means "danger". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 危险 means

1. danger
2. dangerous

The characters in 危险

• 危wēidanger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
• 险xiǎndanger; dangerous; rugged

Example sentences

• 危险！
  Watch out!
• 它有危险。
  It can be dangerous.
• 这儿危险。
  It's dangerous here.
• 这很危险。
  It's very dangerous.
• 危险尚在。
  The danger has not passed yet.
• 前面有危险。
  Danger ahead.

Words starting with 危险

• 危险品wēi xiǎn pǐnhazardous materials
• 危险警告灯wēi xiǎn jǐng gào dēnghazard lights

Words containing 危险

• 生命危险shēng mìng wēi xiǎnrisk to one's life
• 冒生命危险mào shēng mìng wēi xiǎnto risk one's life

Sounds the same

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

• 威显awe-inspiring; power

Where 危险 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Society, law & regulations (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wēi xiǎn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.