危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī — in imminent danger; on the verge of collapse

危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī

Characters: 危 · 在 · 旦 · 夕

Definitions

  1. in imminent danger; on the verge of collapse

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. on the brink of crisis

ExtDict

  1. 旦夕：早晨和晚上，形容时间短。形容危险就在眼前。

Examples

  • 病人危在旦夕，医院全力抢救。

    The patient was in imminent danger, and the hospital fought to save him.

  • 这座千年古塔年久失修，危在旦夕。

    The thousand-year-old pagoda, long neglected, was on the verge of collapse.