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危险 — meaning in English

wēi xiǎn

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English meaning

  • danger noun The possibility of harm, injury, or death.
  • dicey adjective Risky or unpredictable; likely to go wrong.
  • distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
  • dodgy adj Dishonest or unreliable; not to be trusted.
  • harmful adj Likely to cause harm, injury, or damage.
  • hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
  • jeopardy noun A situation of serious risk of harm, failure, or loss.
  • peril noun A situation of serious, immediate danger.
  • perilous adj Full of danger; risky.
  • pernicious adj Causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.
  • unsafe adj Likely to cause harm or injury; not safe.

Senses

危险 is used for these senses in English:

  • danger An instance or cause of likely harm.
  • dicey Fraught with danger.
  • distress Serious danger.
  • dodgy Risky.
  • harmful Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
  • hazard The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.]
  • jeopardy Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
  • orgulous Threatening; dangerous.

danger — full definition

  1. noun The possibility of harm, injury, or death.
  2. noun A specific person or thing that is likely to cause harm.

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