How to say “crisis” in Chinese
crisis
“Crisis” in Chinese is 危机, wēi jī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
危机 is read wēi jī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, a person on the edge of a cliff 厂.
On the left, 木 “wood”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “危机”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 危机. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公司终于摆脱了危机gōngsīzhōngyúbǎituōlewēijīThe company has finally got out of the crisis.
- 你们是怎么摆脱危机的？nǐmenshìzěnmebǎituōwēijīdeHow did you manage to get out of the crisis?
- 我们终于摆脱了危机wǒmenzhōngyúbǎituōlewēijīWe've finally got out of the crisis.
More words from the lesson “Losses and crisis”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “crisis” in Chinese?
“Crisis” in Chinese is 危机, pinyin wēijī.
What does 危机 mean?
危机 (wēijī) means “crisis”.
How do you write 危机?
危机 is 2 characters: 危 (wēi) — dangerous; 机 (jī) — machine, device. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 危机?
危机 is read wēijī. Tones: wēi — first tone, jī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“crisis” in the lesson “Losses and crisis”
This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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