千钧一发
qiānjūn-yífà
hanging by a thread; touch and go
Every meaning
qiānjūn-yīfà
- hanging by a thread; touch and go
Its characters
- 千qiānthousand
- 钧jūn(archaic) unit of weight (30 jin)
- 一yīone
- 发fàhair (on the head)
Words with 千
Words with 一
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).