千钧一发 (qiān jūn-yí fà) — imminent peril; a critical moment when the outcome is hanging by a thread

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Exemplos

• 在这个千钧一发的时刻，他保持冷静。
  Zài zhè ge qiān jūn-yí fà de shí kè, tā bǎo chí lěng jìng.
  At this critical moment, he remained calm.
• 事情已经到了千钧一发的地步，必须马上决定。
  Shì qing yǐ jīng dào le qiān jūn-yí fà de dì bù, bì xū mǎ shàng jué dìng.
  Things have reached a point of imminent peril; a decision must be made immediately.
• 那次事故真是千钧一发，幸好他躲开了。
  Nà cì shì gù zhēn shì qiān jūn-yí fà, xìng hǎo tā duǒ kāi le.
  That accident was truly a matter of life or death; fortunately he dodged it.