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危机

wēi jī · wei ji

Traditional 危機

HSK 6Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. crisis
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Battery crisis

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)百分之三(bǎifēnzhīsān)的(de)电(diàn)了(le)！

    Dengdeng, my phone has only three percent battery!

  2. Dengdeng

    这是(zhèshì)一个(yīgè)危机(wēijī)！你(nǐ)有(yǒu)充电器(chōngdiànqì)吗(ma)？

    This is a crisis! Do you have a charger?

  3. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，出门(chūmén)的(de)时候(shíhou)我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)带(dài)。

    No. I forgot to bring it when I left home.

  4. Dengdeng

    别(bié)着急(zháojí)，我(wǒ)的(de)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)可以(kěyǐ)借(jiè)你(nǐ)。

    Do not worry. I can lend you my power bank.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，危机(wēijī)解决(jiějué)了(le)！

    Great, the crisis is solved!

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)的(de)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)也(yě)没电(méidiàn)了(le)，新(xīn)的(de)危机(wēijī)来(lái)了(le)。

    But my power bank is out of battery too. A new crisis!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)公(gōng)司(sī)没(méi)有(yǒu)从(cóng)危(wēi)机(jī)中(zhōng)幸(xìng)存(cún)。

His company didn't survive the crisis.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by erikspen · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)当(dāng)前(qián)的(de)危(wēi)机(jī)绝(jué)非(fēi)单(dān)纯(chún)的(de)经(jīng)济(jì)危(wēi)机(jī)。

Our current crisis is no mere economic crisis.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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