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千钧一发

qiānjūn-yífà

Traditional: 千鈞一髮

(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)

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Meaning of 千钧一发 in English

qiānjūn-yífàHSK 7–9Syllabus #8609
  1. (lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
  2. (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)

Characters

千 on its own →
qiān · thousand

HSK words with 千

千HSK 1千克HSK 4千万HSK 4成千上万HSK 6千家万户HSK 6千变万化HSK 7–9千方百计HSK 7–9千军万马HSK 7–9千姿百态HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 一

一HSK 1一半HSK 1一下HSK 1一些HSK 1一点儿HSK 1一起HSK 2一会儿HSK 2一定HSK 3一共HSK 3一样HSK 3
发 on its own →
fā · to send out

HSK words with 发

发HSK 3出发HSK 3发烧HSK 3发生HSK 3发现HSK 3发展HSK 3沙发HSK 3头发HSK 3发出HSK 4发送HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences