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危机四伏

危機四伏
wēijī-sìfú
idiom #26,194

Meanings

  1. 1 danger lurks on every side
  2. 2 crises are lurking everywhere
  3. 3 fraught with peril

Examples

在战争年代，人们生活在危机四伏的环境中。
Zài zhànzhēng niándài, rénmen shēnghuó zài wēijīsìfú de huánjìng zhōng.
In wartime, people lived in an environment fraught with peril.
进入这片丛林，真是危机四伏。
Jìnrù zhè piàn cónglín, zhēnshì wēijīsìfú.
Entering this jungle is truly walking into danger on every side.

Tips

memory
危机 (crisis) + 四 (four/all directions) + 伏 (lying in ambush) — crises are lying in ambush in all four directions around you.

Stroke Order

危 wēi
机 jī
四 sì
伏 fú