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居安思危

jū ān sī wēi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

居安思危 (jū ān sī wēi) means "to think of danger in times of safety; to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 居安思危 means

1. to think of danger in times of safety
2. to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)

The characters in 居安思危

• 居jūto reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up
• 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health
• 思sīto think; to consider
• 危wēidanger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi

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