凶险 (xiōng xiǎn) — danger, peril, critical state
Definition
A formal/literary word for 'danger' or 'peril' — focuses on how threatening and risky a situation is, not the act of danger itself. Read as 凶xiōng+险xiǎn rather than 危险.
noun
dangerperilcritical state
Examples
- 凶险。Tā jīng lì le wú shù xiōng xiǎn.He experienced countless dangers.
- 凶险。Zhè zhǒng xiōng xiǎn nán yǐ yù liào.This kind of danger is hard to predict.
- 凶险。Wǒ men dé bì kāi zhè xiē xiōng xiǎn.We must avoid these dangers.
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