危险wēi xiǎndanger
危险 (wēi xiǎn) means "danger" or "dangerous." It appears in 开车太快很危险。 (Driving too fast is dangerous.) and 孩子不知道危险。 (The child doesn't know the danger.) In the dialogue, A wants to swim in the river, and B warns 不要去,很危险! (Don't go, it's dangerous!) B then explains that the water there is not safe.
What does 危险 mean?
- 1.
dangernoun
- 2.
dangerousadjective
What do the characters in 危险 mean?
- 危danger
- 险dangerous
How do you use 危险?
See it in 很危险 and 有危险
What are some examples of 危险 in a sentence?
How is 危险 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我想去河里游泳。
Wǒ xiǎng qù hé li yóuyǒng.
I want to go swim in the river.
- Speaker B:
不要去,很危险!
Búyào qù, hěn wēixiǎn!
Don't go, it's dangerous!
- Speaker A:
为什么?
Wèishénme?
Why?
- Speaker B:
那里的水有危险。
Nàlǐ de shuǐ yǒu wēixiǎn.
The water there is dangerous.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.