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悬崖峭壁 (xuán yá qiào bì) — steep cliffs and precipices; (figurative) perilous or life-threatening situation

Definition

A chengyu meaning 'steep cliffs and precipices', used for both literal dangerous terrain and figurative 'on the brink' situations. More literary and dramatic than a plain word like 危险.

idiom
steep cliffs and precipices(figurative) perilous or life-threatening situation

Examples

  • 悬崖峭壁，。
    Zhè zuò shān dào chù dōu shì xuán yá qiào bì, fēi cháng wēi xiǎn.
    This mountain is full of steep cliffs — very dangerous.
  • 悬崖峭壁，，。
    Miàn duì xuán yá qiào bì, tā méi yǒu tuì suō, yǒng gǎn dì pá le shàng qù.
    Facing the steep cliffs, he didn't back down and bravely climbed up.
  • 悬崖峭壁，。
    Nà ge xiàng mù xiàn zài chǔ zài xuán yá qiào bì zhī shàng, yí bù xiǎo xīn jiù huì shī bài.
    That project is now on the edge of a precipice — one misstep and it will fail.
Appears in
HSK 2.0 Level 6

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