危机

危机 wēijī

Crisis

危机 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體危機 weiji

What 危机 means

Crisis

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危机 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

危

wēi

Dangerous (peril)

机

jī

Machine (airplane - opportunity)

Words that share a character with 危机

How to write 危机

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危机 in a sentence

公司成功度过了这次危机。

Gōngsī chénggōng dùguò le zhè cì wēijī.

The company successfully weathered this crisis.

危机中往往也藏着机会。

Wēijī zhōng wǎngwǎng yě cángzhe jīhuì.

Opportunity often hides within a crisis.

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Questions about 危机

What does 危机 mean in English?

危机 is pronounced wēijī and means Crisis.

How do you pronounce 危机?

危机 is wēijī in pinyin — written weiji without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 危机?

危机 is written with 2 characters: 危 (wēi) Dangerous (peril), 机 (jī) Machine (airplane - opportunity). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 危机 written in traditional Chinese?

危機. The simplified form 危机 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 危機 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced wēijī.

Is 危机 an HSK word?

Yes — 危机 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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