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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 垂危

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
垂危 chuí wēi - close to death
- life-threatening (illness)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 18,029 29,234 41,837

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
垂 chuí- to hang (down)
- droop
- dangle
- bend down
- hand down
- bequeath
- nearly
- almost
- to approach
危 wēi- surname Wei
危 wēi- danger
- to endanger
- Taiwan pr. [wei2]

Other Words Containing 垂危

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
垂危 - - 18,029 29,234 41,837