临危不惧

臨危不懼

línwēi-bújù

idiom #57,072

Meanings

1 to stay calm in the face of danger
2 to be unafraid when confronting a crisis

Characters

to face; to confront

Examples

HSK 6

消防员临危不惧,冲进火场救人。

Xiāofáng yuán línwēibújù, chōng jìn huǒchǎng jiùrén.

The firefighters faced the danger without fear, rushing into the fire to save people.

HSK 6

真正的英雄能够临危不惧。

Zhēnzhèng de yīngxióng nénggòu línwēibújù.

A true hero can remain unshaken in the face of danger.

HSK 7-9

他临危不惧,冷静指挥大家撤离。

Tā línwēibújù, lěngjìng zhǐhuī dàjiā chèlí.

Unafraid in the face of danger, he calmly directed the evacuation.

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history

Traces to 《邓析子·无厚》 (pre-Qin): '死生自命…故临难不惧' - 'life and death follow fate, thus one meets peril without fear'. The phrase crystallized as 临危不惧 in later usage.

usage

Strongly commendatory - used to praise courage. Contrast with 临阵脱逃 ('to desert at the critical moment').

Stroke Order

临 lín

危 wēi

不 bù

惧 jù