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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[wēi]
  1. 1. adjective dangerous
  2. 2. verb endanger

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[wēi]
  1. 1. noun danger; peril
    居安思
    think of danger in times of safety; be vigilant in peace time
  2. 2. noun the twelfth of the twenty-eight constellations (二十八宿) into which the celestial sphere was divided in ancient Chinese astronomy
  3. 3. verb endanger; imperil
    harm; endanger; jeopardize
  4. 4. adjective dying
    be critically ill; be terminally ill
  5. 5. adjective [Literary] high; precipitous
    a precipitous cliff
  6. 6. adjective [Literary] proper
    sit bolt upright; sit properly

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[wēi]
  1. 1. 形 [文] 高耸的;直立的
    峰。
    冠。
  2. 2. 端正
    正襟坐。
  3. 3. 环境险恶;不安全
    为安。
    急。
    险。
    机。
  4. 4. 使处于不安全的境地;损害
    及国家。
    害。
  5. 5. 特指生命险,将要死亡
    亡。
  6. 6. 恐惧;使感到恐惧
    人人自
    惧。
    言耸听。
  7. 7. 星宿名,二十八宿之一。
  8. 8. E((BZ1))统读wēi,不读wéi或wěi。((BZ2))下边是"婠",不是"巳"。由""构成的字有"桅""脆""诡"等。

Examples

这座山虎踞龙盘,不可攀。
The mountain is too dangerous to climb, it is shaped like a crouching tiger and a hunkering dragon.
由于多年的战乱,这个国家的政权已经岌岌可了。
The political power of this country is threatened after many years of war.

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