临危 (lín wēi) — to face imminent danger; to be at a critical (l…

Definition

Written/formal phrase meaning 'to face imminent danger or death' — almost always followed by 不惧 or 时刻, as in 临危不惧 ('fearless in the face of danger').

verb

to face imminent dangerto be at a critical (life-threatening) moment

临危。
Tā zài lín wēi shí kè zhǎn xiàn chū fēi fán de yǒng qì.
He showed extraordinary courage at the moment of facing danger.
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Wú shù yīng xióng dōu shì lín wēi bú jù de.
Countless heroes are fearless in the face of danger.
临危，。
Nà ge guó jiā zhèng lín wēi, xū yào guó jì yuán zhù.
That country is facing imminent danger and needs international aid.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

临 means face or approach and 危 means danger, giving facing danger.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臨; 临 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 臨, 人 is a person, 臣 is an eye, and 品 is objects, showing a person looking down at objects.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

危 is built from 厃, showing a person on a cliff or mountain, and 卩, showing a kneeling person.