How to say “dangerous” in Chinese
dangerous; nearly
“Dangerous” in Chinese is 险, xiǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
险 is read xiǎn. 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 the left, 阝 “hill, cliff”. The right part is the same as in 脸 liǎn and 检 jiǎn.
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 “险”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 险. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 森林里有熊，一个人去很危险。sēnlínliyǒuxióng,yígerénqùhěnwēixiǎnThere are bears in the forest; it's dangerous to go there alone.
- 别靠近危险biékàojìn,wēixiǎnDon't come near, it's dangerous!
- 出国旅游最好买保险chūguólǚyóuzuìhǎomǎibǎoxiǎnWhen you travel abroad, it's best to buy insurance.
- 还是带现金比较保险。háishidàixiànjīnbǐjiàobǎoxiǎnIt's safer to take cash after all.
- 做生意有风险吗？zuòshēngyiyǒufēngxiǎnmaIs there risk in doing business?
- 机器人能代替人做危险的工作jīqìrénnéngdàitìrénzuòwēixiǎndegōngzuòRobots can do dangerous work in place of people.
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More words from the lesson “Harsh, arduous, extraordinary”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dangerous” in Chinese?
“Dangerous” in Chinese is 险, pinyin xiǎn.
What does 险 mean?
险 (xiǎn) means “dangerous; nearly”.
How do you write 险?
险 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 险?
险 is read xiǎn. Tones: xiǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dangerous” in the lesson “Harsh, arduous, extraordinary”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” 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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