千钧一发

qiānjūn-yífà

at the critical moment; extremely perilous

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 千鈞一髮
Dictionary entry

(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)

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千
钧
一
发

See it in sentences

千钧一发时他拉住了我。

Qiānjūn-yífà shí tā lā zhù le wǒ.

English

At the critical moment he pulled me back.

千钧一发之际救下了孩子。

Qiānjūn-yífà zhījì jiù xià le háizi.

English

He saved the child at the last possible moment.

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