Chinese Word: 险 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

险 (Trad.: 險)HSK 4

Pinyin: xiǎn

English Definition: danger; dangerous; rugged

Chinese Definition:
①可能遭受的灾难：危险。风险。冒险。探险。保险。铤而走险。
②可能发生灾难的：险象。险情。险境。险峰。险恶。
③要隘，不易通过的地方：险隘。险厄。险固。天险。
④存心狠毒：险毒。阴险。
⑤几乎，差一点：险胜。险些。

Antonyms: 夷

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 阜

Pictophonetic:佥 indicates the sound; 阝 (hill) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
- 佥 [ qiān ] all, together, unanimous

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危险HSK 4	wēi xiǎn	danger; dangerous
保险HSK 5	bǎo xiǎn	insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; Classifiers: 份
风险HSK 5	fēng xiǎn	risk; hazard
抢险	qiǎng xiǎn	emergency (measures); to react to an emergency
冒险HSK 5	mào xiǎn	to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure

1		jìn zhǐ 禁止 xié dài 携带 wēi xiǎn pǐn 危险品。 Prohibited to carry hazardous substances.
2		bǔ shé zhě 捕蛇者 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 hěn 很 wēi xiǎn 危险。 The work of snake catcher is very dangerous.
3		bié 别 gān 干 zhè me 这么 wēi xiǎn 危险 de 的 shì qing 事情。 Don't do such dangerous things.
4		gōng sī 公司 miàn lín 面临 pò chǎn 破产 de 的 fēng xiǎn 风险。 The company is facing the risk of bankruptcy.
5		wǒ men 我们 jí máng 急忙 táo lí 逃离 wēi xiǎn 危险 qū yù 区域。 We hurriedly fled from the danger zone.

1		jìn zhǐ 禁止 xié dài 携带 wēi xiǎn pǐn 危险品。 Prohibited to carry hazardous substances.
2		bǔ shé zhě 捕蛇者 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 hěn 很 wēi xiǎn 危险。 The work of snake catcher is very dangerous.
3		bié 别 gān 干 zhè me 这么 wēi xiǎn 危险 de 的 shì qing 事情。 Don't do such dangerous things.
4		gōng sī 公司 miàn lín 面临 pò chǎn 破产 de 的 fēng xiǎn 风险。 The company is facing the risk of bankruptcy.
5		wǒ men 我们 jí máng 急忙 táo lí 逃离 wēi xiǎn 危险 qū yù 区域。 We hurriedly fled from the danger zone.