危险期 (wēi xiǎn jī) — dangerous period; period of danger; (medicine) critical period (e.g. in illness); (colloquial) fertile period (of menstrual cycle)
Definition
Literally 'dangerous period' — a stretch of time when risk is highest, used in medicine (critical phase of an illness) and in everyday speech for a woman's fertile window around ovulation.
noun
dangerous periodperiod of danger(medicine) critical period (e.g. in illness)(colloquial) fertile period (of menstrual cycle)
Examples
- 危险期，。Xiàn zài yì qíng yǐ jīng guò le zuì yán zhòng de wēi xiǎn jī, dà jiā yào xiǎo xīn fǎn tán.Now the epidemic has passed its most dangerous period, but everyone should be careful of a rebound.
- 危险期，。Yī shēng shuō tā xiàn zài hái zài wēi xiǎn jī, xū yào zhù zài zhòng zhèng jiān hù shì.The doctor said he is still in the critical period and needs to stay in the ICU.
- 危险期。Nǚ xìng zài wēi xiǎn jī tóng fáng huái yùn de jī lǜ huì bǐ jiào gāo.Having sex during a woman's fertile period increases the chances of pregnancy.
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