- dying (from illness)
- facing death
- on one's deathbed
Generated definitions (experimental)
- dying (from illness)
- facing death
- on one's deathbed
This meaning refers to a person who is seriously ill and at the point of death. It is used to describe someone who is in a very critical health condition.
He is dying in the hospital; the doctors say his condition is very serious.
This meaning conveys the idea of confronting the imminent possibility of dying, often used in a more general context rather than strictly about illness.
On the battlefield, he realized he was facing death.
This meaning refers to being very close to death, typically implying that someone is nearing the end of their life and is often in a state of reflection or finality.
Generated collocations (experimental)
lín wēi临危shí kè时刻critical momentlín wēi临危bù不jù惧not afraid in the face of dangerlín wēi临危zhī jì之际at the moment of crisislín wēi shòu mìng临危受命to be appointed in a time of crisislín wēi临危xiān fēng先锋pioneers in times of dangerlín wēi临危xiāng zhù相助to assist in times of emergencylín wēi临危jiē shòu接受to accept in a perilous situationlín wēi临危fǎn jī反击to counter-attack in a critical momentlín wēi临危qiú shēng求生to seek survival in dire circumstanceslín wēi临危zhī之bìng病a terminal illness