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to bring relief / to alleviate (a crisis) / to dull (a pain)
HSK 4
storm / violent commotion / fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)
HSK 6
economic crisis
crisis / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
difficulty / crisis
HSK 7-9
lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb) / fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic
credit crisis
subprime mortgage crisis / abbr. for 次級房屋信貸危機|次级房屋信贷危机
(of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions
HSK 7-9
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
diplomatic crisis
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
sense of crisis; acute awareness of looming danger or instability (often actively cultivated to spur preparedness or action)
(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
in imminent peril (idiom) / on the brink of crisis
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
banking crisis / storm in financial circles
to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
financial crisis / banking crisis
monetary crisis
financial crisis
disturbance / crisis / disputes / restlessness / CL: 場|场
HSK 7-9
credit crisis
lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down / people disperse home / things return to normal
the critical moment / life and death crisis
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
the crisis year of 1900 involving the Boxer uprising and the eight nation military invasion
energy crisis
subprime mortgage crisis
(idiom) to survive a calamity / to get through a crisis
constantly in turmoil / crisis after crisis
imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3]
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
(meteorology) storm area (area exposed to winds of force 7 or higher during a typhoon) / (fig.) area particularly badly affected by a crisis
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits
a time of military urgency / war crisis
lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom) / fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits


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