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Meaning of 千钧一发

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qiān jūn (Trad.: 千鈞一髮)
a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); imminent peril; a matter of life or death
Example Sentences
1
In this moment of extreme crisis when everything was hanging by a single thread, the relief troops arrived.
2
By the time Megan was referred to Rhodes Farm, the situation had reached crisis point.
3
So the stakes are very high in this Korean Christmas crisis.
4
In many ways, the cause of global harmony remains precariously poised.
5
It was a close call, but luckily enemy had had aim.