千钧一发 meaning in English
(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
Meaning of 千钧一发
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qiānjūnyīfà
- (lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
- (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
Stroke order for each character
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千 qiān · thousand · 3 strokes
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钧 jūn · unit of weight equal to thirty catties · 9 strokes
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一 yī · one · 1 strokes
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发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 千钧一发.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 有一些 | yǒuyīxiē | somewhat; rather |
| 一定 | yīdìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 一直 | yīzhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
Questions about 千钧一发
What does 千钧一发 mean?
千钧一发 (qiānjūn-yīfà) means "(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)".
How do you write 千钧一发?
千钧一发 is made of 4 characters: 千 (3 strokes), 钧 (9 strokes), 一 (1 strokes), 发 (5 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 千钧一发 an HSK word?
Yes. 千钧一发 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 千钧一发 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 千钧一发 is written 千鈞一髮.