What does 千钧一发 mean in Chinese?
千钧一发 (qiānjūn-yífà) means lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
千钧一发
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
02
fig. (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
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The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 千钧一发?
千钧一发 is pronounced qiānjūn-yífà.
Is 千钧一发 an HSK word?
千钧一发 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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