危急 (wēi jí) — critical, desperate (of a situation)
Definition
危急 stresses an immediate, life-or-death moment (a crisis about to break), stronger than 严重 (gravely bad) and more time-pressured than 紧急 (urgently needing action). Collocates with 时刻/情况/病情.
adjective
criticaldesperate (of a situation)
Easily confused
Examples
- 危急，。Qíng kuàng fēi cháng wēi jí, wǒ men bì xū mǎ shàng xíng dòng.The situation is very critical; we must act immediately.
- 危急，。Zài wēi jí shí kè, tā bǎo chí le lěng jìng.At the critical moment, he remained calm.
- 危急。Tā de bìng qíng shí fēn wēi jí.His condition is very critical.
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