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殆
dài
1. dangerous
2. perilous
3. to endanger
4. almost
5. probably
6. only
Common • Top 22% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

殆
dài
almost, probably; danger, peril; to endanger
9 丶

Compound Words (7)

殆尽
dàijìn
nearly exhausted
危殆
wēidài
grave danger
百战不殆
bǎizhànbùdài
to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" [[孫子兵法|孙子兵法<SūnzǐBīngfǎ>]]); to win every fight
丧失殆尽
sàngshīdàijìn
to lose everything
知彼知己,百战不殆
zhībǐzhījǐ,bǎizhànbùdài
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
知己知彼,百战不殆
zhījǐzhībǐ,bǎizhànbùdài
know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" [[孫子兵法|孙子兵法<SūnzǐBīngfǎ>]])
学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆
xuéérbùsīzéwǎng,sīérbùxuézédài
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)

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Character Frequency Rank
3,141
Word Frequency Rank
18,245 of 84,292

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