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take a risk in desperation; make a reckless move

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Words with ting ér zǒu xian

tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn

铤 而 走 险

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take a risk in desperation; make a reckless move
- xiàng zhè yàng tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn de rén shì bù huì yǒu hǎo de jié guǒ
  像这样铤而走险的人是不会有好的结果。
  No adventurer of this type ever came to a good end.
- jī è ràng rén tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn
  饥饿让人铤而走险。
  Hunger drives men to desperation.
- tā tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn qǐ tú jié chí yī jià fēi jī
  他铤而走险，企图劫持一架飞机。
  He made a desperate attempt to hijack a plane.
synonym
gǒu jí tiào qiáng狗急跳墙 bī shàng liáng shān逼上梁山 jiē gān ér qǐ揭竿而起 guān bī mín fǎn官逼民反

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"铤而走险" cannot be written as "挺而走险".

Chinese words with pinyin ting ér zǒu xian

tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn挺而走险rush into danger

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