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危及 (wēi jí) — to endanger, to jeopardize

Definition

危及 means 'to endanger / jeopardize' — focuses on imminent threat to something important (safety, health, development). Stronger and more serious than 危害 ('to harm'), which covers broader damage.

verb
to endangerto jeopardize
Easily confused

Examples

  • 危及。
    Zhè chǎng huǒ zāi wēi jí le zhěng gè shè qū de ān quán.
    This fire endangered the safety of the entire community.
  • 危及。
    Fǔ bài huì wēi jí gōng sī de cháng qī fā zhǎn.
    Corruption can jeopardize the company's long-term development.
  • 危及。
    Kōng qì wū rǎn wēi jí zhe wǒ men de jiàn kāng.
    Air pollution endangers our health.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

危wēidanger
及jíreach

危及 joins 危 meaning danger with 及 meaning reach, giving the sense that danger reaches something.

Characters in this word

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

  • 厃厃wěiperson on a cliff or mountain
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

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

Open 危 →

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

及 pairs 人 (person) with 又 (hand), showing a hand grabbing a person.

Open 及 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Safety & Danger

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