危险 危險 wēi xiǎn danger / dangerous syn 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances / risky conditions / danger zone syn 身处 身處 shēn chǔ in (some place) / to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc) / to find oneself in / placed in / surrounded by syn 绝地 絕地 jué dì danger spot / Jedi (in Star Wars) syn 危及 wēi jí to endanger / to jeopardize / a danger (to life, national security etc) syn 安危 ān wēi safety and danger / safety syn 岌岌可危 jí jí kě wēi imminent danger (idiom) / approaching a crisis syn 攀登 pān dēng to climb / to pull oneself up / to clamber / to scale / fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger syn 赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) / fig. to brave any danger / to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) syn 死里逃生 死裡逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth syn 隐患 隱患 yǐn huàn a danger concealed within sth / hidden damage / misfortune not visible from the surface 援救 yuán jiù to come to the aid of / to save / to rescue from danger / to relieve syn 擦肩而过 擦肩而過 cā jiān ér guò to brush past / to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc) / to have a brush (with death) syn 脱险 脫險 tuō xiǎn to get out of danger syn 遇险 遇險 yù xiǎn to get into difficulties / to meet with danger syn 濒危 瀕危 bīn wēi endangered (species) / in imminent danger / critically ill syn 波澜 波瀾 bō lán billows / great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum) syn 厚望 hòu wàng great hopes / great expectations 大业 大業 dà yè great cause / great undertaking syn 转危为安 轉危為安 zhuǎn wēi wéi ān to turn peril into safety (idiom) / to avert a danger (esp. political or medical) syn 大吉大利 dà jí dà lì great luck, great profit (idiom) / everything is thriving syn 避险 避險 bì xiǎn to flee from danger / to avoid danger / to minimize risk / (finance) hedge syn 绝处逢生 絕處逢生 jué chǔ féng shēng to come back from death's door (idiom) / unexpected rescue from danger / fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation / to find a way out of a predicament syn 贤人 賢人 xián rén great person of the past / venerable forebear / the great and the good syn 危殆 wēi dài grave danger / in jeopardy / in a critical condition syn 火险 火險 huǒ xiǎn fire danger (abbr. for 火災危險|火灾危险[huo3zai1 wei1xian3]) / fire insurance (abbr. for 火災保險|火灾保险[huo3zai1 bao3xian3]) 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi to think of danger in times of safety / to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom) syn 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 宏愿 宏願 hóng yuàn great aspiration / great ambition syn 救出 jiù chū to rescue / to pluck from danger 直面 zhí miàn to face (reality, danger etc) syn 大功 dà gōng great merit / great service syn 出险 出險 chū xiǎn to get out of trouble / to escape from danger / a danger appears / threatened by danger syn 勤王 qín wáng to serve the king diligently / to save the country in times of danger / to send troops to rescue the king 临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn 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 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames / fig. extreme danger (idiom) syn 蒙难 蒙難 méng nàn to meet with disaster / killed / in the clutches of the enemy / to fall foul of / in danger syn 患 huàn to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry syn 险 險 xiǎn danger / dangerous / rugged syn 危 wēi danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wei2] syn 危机四伏 危機四伏 wēi jī sì fú danger lurks on every side (idiom) syn 蹩 bié to limp / to sprain (an ankle or wrist) / to move carefully, as if evading a danger / to scurry syn 玄孙 玄孫 xuán sūn great-great-grandson 擦边 擦邊 cā biān to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality) 五大湖 wǔ dà hú Great Lakes / the five north American Great Lakes 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 大家 dà jiā everyone / influential family / great expert syn 很多 hěn duō very many / very much / great (quantity) syn 开心 開心 kāi xīn to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time / to make fun of sb syn 万 萬 wàn ten thousand / a great number 多么 多麼 duō me how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent syn 伟大 偉大 wěi dà huge / great / grand / worthy of the greatest admiration / important (contribution etc) syn 英国 英國 yīng guó United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2] / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2] 王 wáng king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great syn 海 hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn 大多数 大多數 dà duō shù (great) majority syn 重大 zhòng dà great / important / major / significant syn 大量 dà liàng great amount / large quantity / bulk / numerous / generous / magnanimous syn 大师 大師 dà shī great master / master syn 大众 大眾 dà zhòng the masses / the great bulk of the population / popular (of music, science etc) syn 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì with great difficulty / very difficult syn 大桥 大橋 dà qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China syn 费力 費力 fèi lì to expend a great deal of effort syn 老奶奶 lǎo nǎi nai (coll.) father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother / respectful form of address for an old woman syn 曾祖父 zēng zǔ fù father's father's father / paternal great-grandfather syn 急速 jí sù hurried / at a great speed / rapid (development) syn 伟人 偉人 wěi rén great person syn 用功 yòng gōng diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort syn 大帝 dà dì heavenly emperor / "the Great" (title) syn 长城 長城 cháng chéng the Great Wall syn 不列颠 不列顛 bù liè diān Britain / British / Great Britain 惋惜 wǎn xī to regret / to feel that it is a great pity / to feel sorry for sb syn 重担 重擔 zhòng dàn heavy burden / difficult task / great responsibility syn 北斗 běi dǒu Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan syn 抢手 搶手 qiǎng shǒu (of goods) popular / in great demand syn 大雪 dà xuě Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December 大不列颠 大不列顛 dà bù liè diān Great Britain 辛辛苦苦 xīn xīn kǔ kǔ painstakingly / with great trouble syn 老爷爷 老爺爺 lǎo yé ye (coll.) father's father's father / paternal great-grandfather syn 雄心 xióng xīn great ambition / lofty aspiration syn 抬举 擡舉 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] syn 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 狄更斯 dí gēng sī Dickens (name) / Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 兴高采烈 興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom) / in high spirits / in great delight syn 珍视 珍視 zhēn shì to place great importance on / to treasure syn 盛情 shèng qíng great kindness / magnificent hospitality syn 波涛 波濤 bō tāo great waves / billows syn 巨变 巨變 jù biàn great changes 淋漓尽致 淋漓盡致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom) / fig. vividly and thoroughly / in great detail / without restraint / (of a performance) brilliant syn 悉心 xī xīn to put one's heart (and soul) into sth / with great care syn 宏大 hóng dà great / grand syn 富含 fù hán to contain in great quantities / rich in syn 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city syn 高材生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability syn 摆架子 擺架子 bǎi jià zi to put on airs / to assume great airs syn 