危机
Old HSK 6
危机 (wēijī) · crisis
危机 (wēijī) means “crisis”. It is written with 2 characters: 危 (dangerous) + 机 (machine). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 危机 is built
The characters
危 wēi · dangerous
What 危 is made of
- 厃wěi — to look upward
- ⺈ — top shape
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 㔾xiān — seal
Origin hint: A person 㔾 at the edge of a cliff 厃; 厃 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
公司正面临一场危机。Gōngsī zhèng miànlín yīcháng wēijī.The company is facing a crisis.
他们成功地度过了经济危机。Tāmen chénggōng de dùguò le jīngjì wēijī.They successfully got through the economic crisis.
Questions about 危机
What does 危机 mean?
危机 (wēijī) means “crisis”.
How do you pronounce 危机?
危机 is pronounced wēijī.
Which HSK level is 危机?
危机 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 危害wēihàito harm
- 危险wēixiǎndangerous
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 飞机fēijīairplane
- 机场jīchǎngairport
- 机票jīpiàoplane ticket
- 手机shǒujīmobile phone
- 关机guānjīto turn off (a phone, computer etc.)
- 机会jīhuìchance
- 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
Learn 危机 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 187: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.