涉险

涉險

shèxiǎn

verb #30,730

Meanings

1 to take risks
2 to enter dangerous territory
3 to be involved in a perilous situation

Characters

to wade, involve

Examples

HSK 5

为了救人，他不得不涉险跳进河里。

Wèile jiùrén, tā bùdébù shèxiǎn tiào jìn hélǐ.

To save someone, he had no choice but to risk jumping into the river.

HSK 7-9

球队涉险晋级下一轮。

Qiúduì shèxiǎn jìnjí xià yī lún.

The team narrowly survived to advance to the next round.

Tips

memory

涉 = 'to wade through (water)' + 险 = 'danger'. The image is wading into hazardous waters - exactly what risk-taking feels like.

usage

Two flavors: literal/dramatic ('plunged into peril to save someone') and sports-page idiom 涉险过关 / 涉险晋级 ('survived a scare to advance'). The second is extremely common in match recaps.

Stroke Order

涉 shè

险 xiǎn