危急 wēijí critical
critical; desperate (situation)
怎么记住“危急”: 危 dangerous + 急 urgent = critical.
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- 'Critical, desperate, urgent (of a situation)' - 危急时刻 (wēijí shíkè) a critical moment, 病情危急 the patient's condition is critical.
- Combines danger (危) and urgency (急). Distinguish from the homophone 危机 (wēijī, a crisis, a noun); 危急 is an adjective describing a dire state.