危急 meaning in English

wēijí

critical; desperate (situation)

HSK 7-9adjective15 strokes

Meaning of 危急

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wēijí
  1. critical
  2. desperate (situation)

危急 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

那nà里lǐ的de情qíng况kuàng很hěn危wēi急jí。
The situation there was critical.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

危 wēi · dangerous · 6 strokes

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  6. 6

急 jí · urgent · 9 strokes

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  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 危急.

危险wēixiǎndanger; dangerous
紧急jǐnjíurgent; emergency
危害wēihàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
着急zháojíto worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry
急忙jímánghastily
危机wēijīcrisis
急救jíjiùto give emergency treatment; first aid
应急yìngjíto respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency
急需jíxūto urgently need; urgent need
危及wēijíto endanger; to jeopardize
急于jíyúeager to; in a hurry to
焦急jiāojíanxiety; anxious

Questions about 危急

What does 危急 mean?

危急 (wēijí) means "critical; desperate (situation)" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 危急?

危急 is made of 2 characters: 危 (6 strokes), 急 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 危急 an HSK word?

Yes. 危急 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.