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人命危浅 — “One's life is precarious and short”

人命危浅 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “One's life is precarious and short”. On the verge of death; close to the end of one's life. Literally, “Human life is precarious and short”.

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人命危浅 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 人rén
  • 命mìng
  • 危wēi
  • 浅qiǎn

人命危浅 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
人
rén2human being, person
命
mìng8life, fate, command
危
wēi6dangerous, in peril
浅
qiǎn8shallow, light color

Example Sentence with 人命危浅

他病重多年,如今人命危浅,恐怕时日无多了。
He has been seriously ill for many years, and now his life is precarious and short, probably not having much time left.

Idioms Related to 人命危浅

Synonyms of 人命危浅

  • rì日bó薄xī西shān山nearing the end of life or decline
  • qì气xī息yǎn奄yǎn奄on one's last gasp

Antonyms of 人命危浅

  • zhāo朝qì气péng蓬bó勃full of youthful vigor

More idioms starting with 人

  • rén人yī一jǐ己bǎi百make hundredfold effort to catch up
  • rén人dīng丁xīng兴wàng旺a flourishing and growing family
  • rén人bù不wèi为jǐ己,,tiān天zhū诛dì地miè灭Heaven and Earth condemn the unselfish
  • rén人bù不rén人,,guǐ鬼bù不guǐ鬼looking ghastly or grotesque
  • rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相Don't judge a person by appearance
  • rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相,,hǎi海shuǐ水bù不kě可dǒu斗liáng量Never judge a person by appearance
  • rén人bù不fàn犯wǒ我,,wǒ我bù不fàn犯rén人I will not offend unless offended
  • rén人bù不zhī知,,guǐ鬼bù不jué觉done in complete secrecy
  • rén人bù不liáo聊shēng生people can't make a living
  • rén人bù不zì自ān安people are feeling uneasy
  • rén人shì世cāng沧sāng桑the vicissitudes of human life
  • rén人zhōng中zhī之lóng龙an outstanding person

Questions about 人命危浅

What does 人命危浅 mean?
人命危浅 (rén mìng wēi qiǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “One's life is precarious and short”.
How do you pronounce 人命危浅?
人命危浅 is pronounced rén mìng wēi qiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 人命危浅 literally mean?
Literally, 人命危浅 means “Human life is precarious and short”. It is used to mean “One's life is precarious and short”.
What is the Chinese definition of 人命危浅?
浅:时间短。形容寿命不长,即将死亡。
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