00946 Chinese character of 危 and pronounce ngai4

The Chinese character【危】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes a state or geography. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Dangerous or precipitous.

You can refer to this for the pronunciation of the mentioned Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【危】:wēi

Cantonese Jyutping of 【危】:ngai4

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【危】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【危】, for example:Describing a state or geography , It means mainly dangerous or precipitous. .Since Chinese characters carry profound and multifaceted meanings, certain nuances may be difficult to capture completely in this discussion.

【危】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【危險、危崖】(Mandarin Pinyin:wēi xiǎn 、wēi yá/ Cantonese Jyutping:ngai4 him2 、ngai4 ngaai4)

The total stroke number of this character is 6 ,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:


他小心翼翼地經過危崖小徑。

He walked carefully along the cliff path.


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