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CHINESE WORD

huà xiǎn wéi yí

化险为夷

to turn peril into safety (idiom)

Numbered pinyin
hua4 xian3 wei2 yi2
English meanings
to turn peril into safety (idiom), to avert disaster

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    huàxiǎnwéiyí化险为夷。

    Turn danger into safety.

  2. 02

    xìngyùn幸运huà化xiǎn险。

    Luckily out of danger.

  3. 03

    yǒu有jīng惊wú无xiǎn险。

    A false alarm.

  4. 04

    chénzhuó沉着yìngduì应对。

    Respond calmly.

  5. 05

    zhuǎn转wēi危wèi为ān安。

    Turn the tide.

  6. 06

    féng逢xiōng凶huà化jí吉。

    Turn misfortune to good.

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