化险为夷

huàxiǎnwéiyí

to turn peril into safety

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 化險為夷
Dictionary entry

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster

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化
险
为
夷

See it in sentences

他机智地化险为夷。

Tā jīzhì de huàxiǎnwéiyí.

English

He cleverly turned danger into safety.

谁能化险为夷？

Shéi néng huàxiǎnwéiyí?

English

Who can avert the danger?

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