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千钧一发 (qiān jūn yī fà) — Chinese word meaning

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千钧一发 (qiān jūn yī fà) is a Chinese word: hanging by a thread. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 千钧一发

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

hanging by a thread

在千钧一发的时刻,消防员救出了被困的孩子。

zài qiān jūn yī fà de shí kè xiāo fáng yuán jiù chū le bèi kùn de hái zi

At the critical moment, the firefighters rescued the trapped children.

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Word breakdown

千 qiān — thousand; represents enormous weight

钧 jūn — ancient weight unit; emphasizes heaviness

一 yī — one, single; emphasizes singularity

发 fà — hair; represents extreme fragility

Structure & writing
1 千 qiān — thousand; (used with 万 or 百) a great many
千 is a component in 6 characters

千 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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2 钧 jūn — ancient unit of weight equal to thirty jin

钧 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 钅 jīn — metal/gold radical
钅 is a component in 43 characters
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2.2 匀 yún — even, uniform; to make even
匀 is a component in 3 characters

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3 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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一 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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4 发 fà — hair (on a person's head)
Xpinyin
发 is a component in 3 characters

发 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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