chí nguy

Tình thế chí nguy đòi hỏi sự can thiệp ngay lập tức.

Definitions

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely dangerous, perilous: Describes a situation, condition, or state that is fraught with the highest level of risk, threat, or hazard.
   • Critical, dire: Indicates a circumstance of utmost seriousness and urgency, often implying a potential for severe negative consequences.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tình thế chí nguy đòi hỏi sự can thiệp ngay lập tức. (The perilous situation demanded immediate intervention.)
  • Họ đã thoát khỏi hoàn cảnh chí nguy một cách thần kỳ. (They miraculously escaped the extremely dangerous circumstance.)
  • Báo cáo cảnh báo về một mối đe dọa chí nguy đối với an ninh quốc gia. (The report warns of a critical threat to national security.)

Advanced Usage

• Literary/Formal Context: The term chí nguy is primarily used in formal, literary, or journalistic contexts to emphasize extreme danger. It is less common in everyday casual conversation.
  • Cuộc thám hiểm tiến vào vùng đất chí nguy chưa được khám phá. (The expedition ventured into the perilous, unexplored land.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nguy hiểm (adj): Dangerous, hazardous. This is the standard and more commonly used term for "dangerous."
• Hiểm nguy (adj/n): Dangerous, peril; a synonym with similar meaning and formality to chí nguy.
• Nguy cấp (adj): Critical, urgent (often used for medical or emergency situations).
• Nguy nan (adj): Fraught with danger, perilous.

Synonyms

• Vô cùng nguy hiểm: Extremely dangerous.
• Hết sức hiểm nghèo: Extremely perilous.
• Nguy kịch: Critical, in a dangerous state (often for health or situations).

Related Phrases

• Tình trạng chí nguy: A state of extreme peril.
• Mức độ chí nguy: The level of critical danger.
• Thoát khỏi cảnh chí nguy: To escape from a dire situation.