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危险wēi xiǎndanger

HSK 4word

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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. 1.

    dangernoun

  2. 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?

  1. 开车太快很危险。

    Kāichē tài kuài hěn wēixiǎn.

    Driving too fast is dangerous.

  2. 孩子不知道危险。

    Háizi bù zhīdào wēixiǎn.

    The child doesn't know the danger.

How is 危险 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我想去河里游泳。

    Wǒ xiǎng qù hé li yóuyǒng.

    I want to go swim in the river.

  2. Speaker B:

    不要去,很危险!

    Búyào qù, hěn wēixiǎn!

    Don't go, it's dangerous!

  3. Speaker A:

    为什么?

    Wèishénme?

    Why?

  4. Speaker B:

    那里的水有危险。

    Nàlǐ de shuǐ yǒu wēixiǎn.

    The water there is dangerous.

Can you use 危险 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (dangerous): 开车太快很___。 (Driving too fast is dangerous.)
  2. 2.What does 孩子不知道危险。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 不要去,很危险! mean?

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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.