More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
倒悬之危倒懸之危dao4 xuan2 zhi1 wei1
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
抵押贷款危机抵押貸款危機di3 ya1 dai4 kuan3 wei1 ji1
mortgage crisis
扶困济危扶困濟危fu2 kun4 ji4 wei1
see 濟危扶困|济危扶困
扶危扶危fu2 wei1
to help those in distress
扶危济困扶危濟困fu2 wei1 ji4 kun4
to help those in distress (idiom)
货币危机貨幣危機huo4 bi4 wei1 ji1
monetary crisis
岌岌可危岌岌可危ji2 ji2 ke3 wei1
imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
济困扶危濟困扶危ji4 kun4 fu2 wei1
to help those in distress (idiom)
济危濟危ji4 wei1
to help people in distress
济危扶困濟危扶困ji4 wei1 fu2 kun4
to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
金融危机金融危機jin1 rong2 wei1 ji1
financial crisis
紧急危害緊急危害jin3 ji2 wei1 hai4
emergency risk
经济危机經濟危機jing1 ji4 wei1 ji1
economic crisis
居安思危居安思危ju1 an1 si1 wei1
to think of danger in times of safety; to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
力尽神危力盡神危li4 jin4 shen2 wei1
totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
临危臨危lin2 wei1
dying (from illness); facing death; on one's deathbed
临危授命臨危授命lin2 wei1 shou4 ming4
to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
冒生命危险冒生命危險mao4 sheng1 ming4 wei1 xian3
to risk one's life
命危命危ming4 wei1
critical; life threatening (medicine)
能源危机能源危機neng2 yuan2 wei1 ji1
energy crisis
频危物种頻危物種pin2 wei1 wu4 zhong3
endangered species
潜在危险度潛在危險度qian2 zai4 wei1 xian3 du4
latent hazard
倾危傾危qing1 wei1
in danger of collapse; in a parlous state; (of person) treacherous
事危累卵事危累卵shi4 wei1 lei3 luan3
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
脱离危险脫離危險tuo1 li2 wei1 xian3
out of danger; to avoid danger
危辞耸听危辭聳聽wei1 ci2 song3 ting1
to startle sb with scary tale
危殆危殆wei1 dai4
grave danger; in jeopardy; in a critical condition
危地马拉危地馬拉wei1 di4 ma3 la1
Guatemala; see also 瓜地馬拉|瓜地马拉
危地马拉人危地馬拉人wei1 di4 ma3 la1 ren2
Guatemalan (person)
危笃危篤wei1 du3
deathly ill
危而不持危而不持wei1 er2 bu4 chi2
national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
危房危房wei1 fang2
decrepit house
危害危害wei1 hai4
to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
危害评价危害評價wei1 hai4 ping2 jia4
hazard assessment
危害性危害性wei1 hai4 xing4
harmfulness
危机危機wei1 ji1
crisis
危机四伏危機四伏wei1 ji1 si4 fu2
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
危及危及wei1 ji2
to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)
危急危急wei1 ji2
critical; desperate (situation)
危径危徑wei1 jing4
steep and perilous path
危境危境wei1 jing4
dangerous situation; venerable old age
危局危局wei1 ju2
perilous situation
危惧危懼wei1 ju4
afraid; apprehensive
危困危困wei1 kun4
grave situation
危楼危樓wei1 lou2
dangerous housing; building that is about to collapse
危难危難wei1 nan4
calamity
危迫危迫wei1 po4
urgent; pressing danger
危如累卵危如累卵wei1 ru2 lei3 luan3
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment; in a dangerous state
危如朝露危如朝露wei1 ru2 zhao1 lu4
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危若朝露危若朝露wei1 ruo4 zhao1 lu4
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
危途危途wei1 tu2
dangerous road
危亡危亡wei1 wang2
at stake; in peril
危险危險wei1 xian3
danger; dangerous
危险警告灯危險警告燈wei1 xian3 jing3 gao4 deng1
hazard lights
危险品危險品wei1 xian3 pin3
hazardous materials
危性危性wei1 xing4
risk
危言耸听危言聳聽wei1 yan2 song3 ting1
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds
危言危行危言危行wei1 yan2 wei1 xing2
upright and plainspoken (idiom)
危在旦夕危在旦夕wei1 zai4 dan4 xi1
in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis
危重危重wei1 zhong4
critically ill
危重病人危重病人wei1 zhong4 bing4 ren2
critically ill patient
信贷危机信貸危機xin4 dai4 wei1 ji1
credit crisis; see also 次貸危機|次贷危机
信用危机信用危機xin4 yong4 wei1 ji1
credit crisis
严重危害嚴重危害yan2 zhong4 wei1 hai4
severe harm; critical danger
这次危机這次危機zhe4 ci4 wei1 ji1
present crisis; current crisis
正襟危坐正襟危坐zheng4 jin1 wei1 zuo4
to sit upright and still (idiom)
转危为安轉危為安zhuan3 wei1 wei2 an1
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)