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危险

wēi xiǎn · wei xian

Traditional 危險

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. danger
  2. dangerous
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Not while riding!

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，骑车(qíchē)的(de)时候(shíhou)别(bié)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)，很(hěn)危险(wēixiǎn)！

    Liangliang, do not look at your phone while you ride. It is dangerous!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)一下(yīxià)地图(dìtú)。

    I am only checking the map for a moment.

  3. Dengdeng

    一下(yīxià)也(yě)很(hěn)危险(wēixiǎn)。你(nǐ)要(yào)看(kàn)，就(jiù)先(xiān)停下来(tíngxiàlái)。

    Even a moment is dangerous. If you must look, stop first.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)停(tíng)在(zài)路边(lùbiān)看(kàn)。

    OK, I will stop at the side of the road to look.

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What does it say?

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)说(shuō)我们(wǒmen)骑(qí)过头(guòtóu)了(le)，要(yào)往(wǎng)回(huí)走(zǒu)。

    It says we rode too far. We must go back.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

把(bǎ)这(zhè)些(xiē)物(wù)质(zhì)混(hùn)合(hé)起(qǐ)来(lái)是(shì)很(hěn)危(wēi)险(xiǎn)的(de)。

The mixture of these substances is dangerous.

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

02

孩(hái)子(zi)在(zài)这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)里(lǐ)游(yóu)泳(yǒng)太(tài)危(wēi)险(xiǎn)了(le)。

This river is dangerous for children to swim in.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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危
wēi

danger; to endanger

险
xiǎn

danger; dangerous

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