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危亡关头 — “A critical juncture of crisis or imminent danger”

危亡关头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a critical juncture of crisis or imminent danger”. Requiring immediate action to avert disaster. Literally, “Critical juncture of peril and demise”.

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危亡关头 Pronunciation and Pinyin

危亡关头 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
危
wēi6dangerous, in peril
亡
wáng3die, perish, flee, lose
关
guān6to close, concern, or pass
头
tóu5head

Example Sentence with 危亡关头

在公司面临危亡关头时,新任CEO果断采取措施,最终扭转了局面。
When the company faced a critical juncture of crisis, the new CEO decisively took measures and eventually turned the situation around.

Idioms Related to 危亡关头

Synonyms of 危亡关头

  • wēi危jí急guān关tóu头a critical moment
  • shēng生sǐ死guān关tóu头a critical moment of life or death

More idioms starting with 危

  • wēi危yú于lěi累luǎn卵extremely precarious or perilous
  • wēi危zài在dàn旦xī夕in imminent peril
  • wēi危rú如zhāo朝lù露extremely precarious and unstable
  • wēi危rú如lěi累luǎn卵precarious as stacked eggs
  • wēi危jí急cún存wáng亡a crisis of survival or extinction
  • wēi危jí急cún存wáng亡zhī之qiū秋a critical moment of survival
  • wēi危jī机sì四fú伏crises lurking on all sides
  • wēi危ér而bù不chí持self-reliant in times of danger
  • wēi危ruò若zhāo朝lù露precarious and short-lived
  • wēi危yán言wēi危xíng行speak and act with integrity
  • wēi危yán言sǒng悚tīng听utter alarmist remarks

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Questions about 危亡关头

What does 危亡关头 mean?

危亡关头 (wēi wáng guān tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a critical juncture of crisis or imminent danger”.

How do you pronounce 危亡关头?

危亡关头 is pronounced wēi wáng guān tóu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 危亡关头 literally mean?

Literally, 危亡关头 means “Critical juncture of peril and demise”. It is used to mean “a critical juncture of crisis or imminent danger”.

What is the Chinese definition of 危亡关头?

突如其来的、不可预见的紧急关头或困境,要求立即采取行动以避免造成灾难

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