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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

千钧一发

qiānjūnyīfà

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9Traditional: 千鈞一髮

In Mandarin Chinese, 千钧一发 (qiānjūnyīfà) means “at a critical and perilous moment”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

at a critical and perilous moment

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Examples

他在千钧一发之际踩了刹车。
Tā zài qiānjūn-yífà zhī jì cǎi le shāchē.
He hit the brakes at the critical moment.

Characters

Words with 千

千千克千万成千上万千变万化千方百计千家万户千军万马

钧

jūn

30 catties; great

Words with 一

一一半一边一起一些一样一点儿一会儿

to send out; to issue

Words with 发

发出发发现头发发表发出发达发动