危机 危機 wēi jī crisis / CL:個|个[ge4] 风暴 風暴 fēng bào storm / violent commotion / fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc) syn 难关 難關 nán guān difficulty / crisis syn 缓解 緩解 huǎn jiě to bring relief / to alleviate (a crisis) / to dull (a pain) syn 束手无策 束手無策 shù shǒu wú cè lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom) / fig. helpless in the face of a crisis syn 危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī in imminent peril (idiom) / on the brink of crisis syn 酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn 岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi imminent danger (idiom) / approaching a crisis syn 风波 風波 fēng bō disturbance / crisis / disputes / restlessness / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) / fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis syn 经济危机 經濟危機 jīng jì wēi jī economic crisis syn 会期 會期 huì qī the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth syn 金融危机 金融危機 jīn róng wēi jī financial crisis 间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn 水危机 水危機 shuǐ wēi jī water crisis 谈笑自若 談笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis) syn 会议 會議 huì yì meeting / conference / CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4] syn 谈判 談判 tán pàn to negotiate / negotiation / talks / conference / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 会议室 會議室 huì yì shì meeting room / conference room 发布会 發布會 fā bù huì news conference / briefing 召开 召開 zhào kāi to convene (a conference or meeting) / to convoke / to call together syn 宣读 宣讀 xuān dú to read out loud to an audience / a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) syn 开幕 開幕 kāi mù to open (a conference) / to inaugurate syn 家长会 家長會 jiā zhǎng huì parent-teacher conference / parents' association 电话会议 電話會議 diàn huà huì yì (telephone) conference call 主办 主辦 zhǔ bàn to organize / to host (a conference or sports event) syn 会晤 會晤 huì wù to meet / meeting / conference syn 联席会议 聯席會議 lián xí huì yì joint conference 座谈会 座談會 zuò tán huì conference / symposium / rap session 全会 全會 quán huì plenary session (at a conference) / CL:屆|届[jie4] 谈判桌 談判桌 tán pàn zhuō conference table 会议厅 會議廳 huì yì tīng conference hall 圆桌会议 圓桌會議 yuán zhuō huì yì round table conference 两会 兩會 liǎng huì National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 东道主 東道主 dōng dào zhǔ host / official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference) syn 和会 和會 hé huì peace conference 开幕词 開幕詞 kāi mù cí opening speech (at a conference) 首届 首屆 shǒu jiè first session (of a conference etc) syn 政协 政協 zhèng xié CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) / abbr. of 中國人民政治協商會議|中国人民政治协商会议[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Zheng4 zhi4 Xie2 shang1 Hui4 yi4] 新闻发布会 新聞發布會 xīn wén fā bù huì news conference 召开会议 召開會議 zhào kāi huì yì to call a conference / to convene a meeting 首脑会议 首腦會議 shǒu nǎo huì yì leadership conference / summit meeting 记者招待会 記者招待會 jì zhě zhāo dài huì press conference 国际会议中心 國際會議中心 International Conference Centre 中国人民政治协商会议 中國人民政治協商會議 zhōng guó rén mín zhèng zhì xié shāng huì yì CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) 会商 會商 huì shāng to confer / to consult / to negotiate / to hold a conference syn 记者会 記者會 jì zhě huì press conference 浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain syn 混水摸鱼 混水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼 syn 病急乱投医 病急亂投醫 bìng jí luàn tóu yī lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 挖肉补疮 挖肉補瘡 wā ròu bǔ chuāng to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom) / faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient syn 朝不虑夕 朝不慮夕 zhāo bù lǜ xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 生死关头 生死關頭 shēng sǐ guān tóu the critical moment / life and death crisis 疾风劲草 疾風勁草 jí fēng jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis syn 疾风知劲草 疾風知勁草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 临危授命 臨危授命 lín wēi shòu mìng to sacrifice one's life in a crisis 云散风流 雲散風流 yún sàn fēng liú lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom) / the crisis settles down / people disperse home / things return to normal 金融风波 金融風波 jīn róng fēng bō financial crisis / banking crisis 这次危机 這次危機 zhè cì wēi jī present crisis / current crisis 联合国系统应对危机的共同措施 聯合國系統應對危機的共同措施 United Nations system joint crisis initiatives / joint crisis initiatives 全球粮食危机 全球糧食危機 global food crisis / world food crisis 世界粮食危机 世界糧食危機 global food crisis / world food crisis 风波不断 風波不斷 fēng bō bù duàn constantly in turmoil / crisis after crisis 紧急会议 緊急會議 jǐn jí huì yì emergency meeting / crisis conference 全球经济危机对人的影响问题太平洋会议 全球經濟危機對人的影響問題太平洋會議 Pacific Conference on the Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis 1990年代社会发展危机会议 1990年代社會發展危機會議 Conference on the Crisis of Social Development in the 1990s 设立共同基金谈判会议 United Nations Negotiating Conference on a Common Fund Negotiating Conference on a Common Fund to Establish the Composite Programme for Raw Materials / United Nations Negotiating Conference on a Common Fund 第一次世界气候大会 World Climate Conference - A Conference of Experts on Climate and Mankind / First World Climate Conference 促进通过集束弹药公约的外交会议 促進通過集束彈藥公約的外交會議 Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Convention on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference 都柏林集束炸弹问题外交会议 都柏林集束炸彈問題外交會議 Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Convention on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference 都柏林外交会议 都柏林外交會議 Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Convention on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions / Dublin Diplomatic Conference 禁止化学武器会议 禁止化學武器會議 Conference of States Parties to the 1925 Geneva Protocol and Other Interested States on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons / Conference on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons / Paris Conference 巴黎会议 巴黎會議 Conference of States Parties to the 1925 Geneva Protocol and Other Interested States on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons / Conference on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons / Paris Conference 罗马规约审查会议 羅馬規約審查會議 Review Conference of the Rome Statute / International Criminal Court Review Conference / ICC Review Conference 国际刑事法院审查会议 國際刑事法院審查會議 Review Conference of the Rome Statute / International Criminal Court Review Conference / ICC Review Conference 摆脱危机 擺脫危機 bǎi tuō wēi jī to break out of a crisis 货币危机 貨幣危機 huò bì wēi jī monetary crisis 外交风波 外交風波 wài jiāo fēng bō diplomatic crisis 埳 kǎn a pit, a hole, a snare, a danger / a crisis / a mortar 能源危机 能源危機 néng yuán wēi jī energy crisis 信用危机 信用危機 xìn yòng wēi jī credit crisis 信贷危机 信貸危機 xìn dài wēi jī credit crisis 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 八二三炮战 八二三砲戰 bā èr sān pào zhàn bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis 履险如夷 履險如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom) / fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly syn 庚子国变 庚子國變 gēng zǐ guó biàn the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion 戎事倥偬 戎事倥傯 róng shì kǒng zǒng a time of military urgency / war crisis 抵押贷款危机 抵押貸款危機 dǐ yā dài kuǎn wēi jī mortgage crisis 次级房屋信贷危机 次級房屋信貸危機 cì jí fáng wū xìn dài wēi jī subprime mortgage crisis 次贷危机 次貸危機 cì dài wēi jī subprime mortgage crisis / abbr. for 次級房屋信貸危機|次级房屋信贷危机[ci4 ji2 fang2 wu1 xin4 dai4 wei1 ji1] 疾风知劲草,烈火见真金 疾風知勁草,烈火見真金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 金融风暴 金融風暴 jīn róng fēng bào banking crisis / storm in financial circles 全球金融危机 全球金融危機 quán qiú jīn róng wēi jī global financial crisis 危机处理小组 危機處理小組 wēi jī chù lǐ xiǎo zǔ Crisis Operation Group 危机管理 危機管理 wēi jī guǎn lǐ crisis management 流动性危机 liú dòng xìng wēi jī liquidity crisis 大流行病危机行动小组 Pandemic Crisis Operations Group