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

HSK 4
Zài zhànzhēng niándài, rénmen shēnghuó zài wēijī-sìfú de huánjìng zhōng.
In wartime, people lived in an environment fraught with peril.
HSK 7-9
Jìnrù zhè piàn cónglín, zhēnshì wēijī-sìfú.
Entering this jungle is truly walking into danger on every side.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

wēi