命在旦夕(mìng zài dàn xī): to be at death's door (idiom)
4 characters
to be at death's door (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- mìng zài dàn xī
- Meaning
- to be at death's door (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
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Related words
Common words sharing a character with 命在旦夕 — tap one to open its word page.
zài在jiā家
HSK 1to be at home
zhèng正zài在
HSK 1to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
xiàn现zài在
HSK 1now; at present; currently
shí实zài在
HSK 2really
mìng命yùn运
HSK 3fate; destiny
shēng生mìng命
HSK 3life (as the characteristic of living beings)
cún存zài在
HSK 3to exist
zài在hū乎
HSK 4to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
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