危难

危難

wēinàn

noun #18,820

Meanings

1 calamity
2 crisis
3 dire peril

Characters

disaster; calamity

Examples

HSK 3

朋友应该在危难中互相帮助。

Péngyou yīnggāi zài wēinàn zhōng hùxiāng bāngzhù.

Friends should help each other in times of peril.

HSK 7-9

在危难时刻，他挺身而出。

Zài wēinàn shíkè, tā tǐngshēn'érchū.

In the moment of crisis, he stepped forward bravely.

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危难 is a formal/literary word. In everyday speech, people more often say 危险 (dangerous) or 困难 (difficulty). 危难 appears in news, literature, and formal speeches.

Stroke Order

危 wēi

难 nán