险境 (xiǎn jìng) — dangerous situation | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dangerous situation

Measure word · 个

险境。
Tā dú zì yì rén zǒu jìn le xiǎn jìng.
He walked alone into a dangerous situation.
，险境。
Wǒ men yí dìng yào xiǎo xīn, bì miǎn xiàn rù xiǎn jìng.
We must be careful to avoid falling into a dangerous situation.
，险境。
Zài jǐng fāng de bāng zhù xià, tā men zhōng yú tuō lí le xiǎn jìng.
With the police's help, they finally escaped the dangerous situation.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

险xiǎndangerous

境jìngsituation

险 'dangerous' plus 境 'situation' gives a dangerous situation.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 險; 险 is its simplified writing.

阝僉險

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

僉

僉qiān險

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 險 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 僉, which gives the sound; the simplified 险 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土竟境

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

竟

Same sound today

境 pairs 土 (earth) with 竟, which gives the sound; the 土 part carries the meaning.

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