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变危为安 — “To turn a dangerous situation into a safe one”

变危为安 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn a dangerous situation into a safe one”. To avert a crisis. Literally, “Change danger into safety”.

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变危为安 Pronunciation and Pinyin

变危为安 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
变
biàn8change, transform, become
危
wēi6dangerous, in peril
为
wéi4to be or to do
安
ān6peace, calm, safe

Example Sentence with 变危为安

在团队的通力合作下,我们最终成功将项目中的重大风险变危为安。
With the team's concerted efforts, we finally succeeded in turning the major risks in the project into a safe outcome.

Idioms Related to 变危为安

Synonyms of 变危为安

  • huà化xiǎn险wéi为yí夷turn danger into safety
  • zhuǎn转wēi危wéi为ān安turn danger into safety

Antonyms of 变危为安

  • dé得ér而fù复shī失gain and then lose again

More idioms starting with 变

  • biàn变sú俗yì易jiào教change customs and transform teachings
  • biàn变dòng动bù不jū居constantly changing, never static
  • biàn变huà化wàn万duān端ever-changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变huà化bù不cè测unpredictable and ever-changing
  • biàn变huà化bù不qióng穷endless changes and inexhaustible variations
  • biàn变huà化duō多duān端full of unpredictable changes
  • biàn变huà化rú如shén神change unpredictably and miraculously
  • biàn变huà化wú无cháng常constantly changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变huà化wú无fāng方ever-changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变huà化wú无qióng穷endless changes
  • biàn变huà化mò莫cè测ever-changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变gǔ古luàn乱cháng常alter or disrupt established customs

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What does 变危为安 mean?

变危为安 (biàn wēi wéi ān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn a dangerous situation into a safe one”.

How do you pronounce 变危为安?

变危为安 is pronounced biàn wēi wéi ān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 变危为安 literally mean?

Literally, 变危为安 means “Change danger into safety”. It is used to mean “to turn a dangerous situation into a safe one”.

What is the Chinese definition of 变危为安?

变危急为平安。

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