险

xiǎn

a place difficult of access; a narrow pass; defile, dangerous; perilous, sinister; vicious; venomous, by a hair's breadth; by inches; nearly

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danger; defile; narrow pass; nearly; sinister; vicious

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danger; defile; narrow pass; nearly; sinister; vicious

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xiǎn

adj. sinister, vicious

xiǎn

adv. nearly, almost, anear, all but

xiǎn

n. risk, danger, strategic pass, damage

xiǎn

prep. next to

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xian3

danger, dangerous, rugged

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险(險)

xiǎn

名

（险恶不容易通过的地方） a place difficult of access; narrow pass; defile:

天险 natural barrier;

无险可守 have no tenable defence position; be strategically indefensible

（危险） danger; peril; risk:

冒险 run a risk;

脱险 be out of danger;

遇险 meet with danger;

海洋上的风险 the perils of the ocean

形

（危险的） dangerous; risky:

干险事 do sth. at the risk of one's life;

好险哪! That was a near thing!

（狠毒） sinister; vicious; venomous:

阴险 sinister

副

（险些） by a hair's breadth; by inches; nearly:

险遭不幸 come within an ace of death

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險|险 [xiǎn] ► danger ► dangerous ► rugged