历险 (lì xiǎn) — to go through adventures, to have adventures; to have a narrow escape, to experience danger
Definition
历险 means to go through adventures or face danger — a literary verb for 'braving peril', not everyday 'going out'. Often used in 历险记 ('adventure story') and similar narrative contexts.
verb
to go through adventuresto have adventuresto have a narrow escapeto experience danger
Examples
- 历险。Tā men jué dìng qù lì xiǎn.They decided to go on an adventure.
- ，。Tā qù nián lì le yí cì xiǎn, chà diǎn r méi mìng.He had a narrow escape last year and almost died.
- 。Zài shā mò lǐ lì guò xiǎn de rén dōu zhī dào shuǐ yǒu duō zhòng yào.People who have experienced danger in the desert know how important water is.
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