有惊无险 (yǒu jīng wú xiǎn) — a close call, a scare without injury; threatening but not dangerous

Definition

Examples

• 这次车祸真是有惊无险，人没事就好。
  Zhè cì chē huò zhēn shì yǒu jīng wú xiǎn, rén méi shì jiù hǎo.
  This car accident was really a close call — the important thing is nobody got hurt.
• 考试虽然很难，但最后有惊无险，我及格了。
  Kǎo shì suī rán hěn nán, dàn zuì hòu yǒu jīng wú xiǎn, wǒ jí gé le.
  The exam was very hard, but in the end it was a scare without injury — I passed.
• 他发烧好几天，检查后有惊无险，只是普通感冒。
  Tā fā shāo hǎo jǐ tiān, jiǎn chá hòu yǒu jīng wú xiǎn, zhǐ shì pǔ tōng gǎn mào.
  He had a fever for several days, but after the checkup it was a false alarm — just a common cold.