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倒悬之急

dàoxuánzhījí

Traditional: 倒懸之急

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

Character Breakdown

倒
dào
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
HSK 4
悬
xuán
to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung
HSK 6
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
急
jí
anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent
HSK 3

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