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

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

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转危为安 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 转zhuǎn
  • 危wēi
  • 为wéi
  • 安ān

转危为安 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
转
zhuǎn8turn, rotate, change, transfer
危
wēi6dangerous, in peril
为
wéi4to be or to do
安
ān6peace, calm, safe

Example Sentence with 转危为安

经过团队成员的共同努力,这个项目终于转危为安,顺利完成了。
With the collective efforts of the team members, the project finally turned a dangerous situation into a safe one and was successfully completed.

Idioms Related to 转危为安

Synonyms of 转危为安

  • huà化xiǎn险wéi为yí夷turn danger into safety
  • jué绝chǔ处féng逢shēng生to find a way out of a desperate situation
  • zhuàn转bài败wéi为shèng胜turn defeat into victory

Antonyms of 转危为安

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

More idioms starting with 转

  • zhuǎn转yú于gōu沟hè壑perish tragically in a ditch
  • zhuǎn转cè侧bù不ān安toss and turn restlessly
  • zhuǎn转fán凡wèi为shèng圣transform ordinary into holy
  • zhuǎn转hóu喉chù触huì讳accidentally offend by words
  • zhuǎn转chēn嗔wéi为xǐ喜turn anger into joy
  • zhuǎn转wān弯mò抹jiǎo角beat around the bush
  • zhuǎn转wān弯mó磨jiǎo角beat around the bush
  • zhuǎn转xǐ徙wú无cháng常constantly moving with no fixed abode
  • zhuǎn转yōu忧wéi为xǐ喜turn sorrow into joy
  • zhuǎn转niàn念zhī之jiān间in an instant
  • zhuǎn转bēi悲wéi为xǐ喜turn sorrow into joy
  • zhuǎn转chóu愁wéi为xǐ喜turn sorrow into joy

Questions about 转危为安

What does 转危为安 mean?
转危为安 (zhuǎn wēi wéi ān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to turn a dangerous situation into a safe one”.
How do you pronounce 转危为安?
转危为安 is pronounced zhuǎn wēi wéi ān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 转危为安 literally mean?
Literally, 转危为安 means “turn danger into safety”. It is used to mean “to turn a dangerous situation into a safe one”.
What is the Chinese definition of 转危为安?
由危险转为平安(多指局势或病情)。
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