危

临危

lín wēi

dying (from illness)

临危受命

lín wēi shòu mìng

(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis

临危授命

lín wēi shòu mìng

to sacrifice one's life in a crisis

道高益安，势高益危

dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi

More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).

金融危机

jīn róng wēi jī

financial crisis

高危

gāo wēi

high-risk

乘人之危

chéng rén zhī wēi

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

事危累卵

shì wēi lěi luǎn

lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

信用危机

xìn yòng wēi jī

credit crisis

信贷危机

xìn dài wēi jī

credit crisis

倒悬之危

dào xuán zhī wēi

lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation

倾危

qīng wēi

in danger of collapse