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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiǎn]
  1. 1. adjective [险要] strategic
    strategic position
  2. 2. adjective [危险] dangerous
    dangerous situation
  3. 3. adjective [狠毒] vicious
    sinister

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiǎn]
  1. 1. noun a place difficult of access; a narrow pass; defile
    可守
    have no tenable defence position; be strategically indefensible
    敌军据顽抗。
  2. 2. adjective dangerous; perilous
    山又高又陡,而且雪深没膝,爬上去好呀。
    The mountain was high and steep, and the snow knee-deep. It was really dangerous to climb.
    sinister; insidious; treacherous
    刚才好,我差点摔下去。
  3. 3. adjective sinister; vicious; venomous
  4. 4. adverb by a hair's breadth; by inches; nearly
    遭不幸
    come within an ace of death
    哪!
    That was a near thing!
    他在动乱中遭不测。
    雨天路滑,我些摔倒。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[xiǎn]
  1. 1. 地势复杂而恶劣,难以通过
    峰。
    峻。
    阻。
  2. 2. 要而难以通过或达到的地方
    如夷。
    可守。
  3. 3. 内心狠毒,难以推测
    用心恶。
    诈。
  4. 4.
    情。
  5. 5. 的情况或境地
  6. 6.
    遭不测。

Examples

你的汽车保了没有?
Is your car insured? 保险
犯不上为这件事去冒那么大的
It's not worthwhile taking such a big risk over this job. 冒险
我去年买了个, 现在想想一点都不划算。 个险
今天车终于办好了, 又了了一桩心事。 车险
The plan could work, but we just can't afford to chance it.
这计划也许会有用,但我们冒不起这个 chance

Character Decomposition


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[qiān]

Stroke Order

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