Definition

Examples

• 他的病情垂危，医生正在全力抢救。
  Tā de bìngqíng chuí wēi, yīshēng zhèngzài quánlì qiǎngjiù.
  His condition is critical, and the doctors are doing their utmost to save him.
• 这位老人已经垂危，家属已经赶到医院。
  Zhè wèi lǎorén yǐjīng chuí wēi, jiāshǔ yǐjīng gǎndào yīyuàn.
  This elderly person is critically ill, and the family members have already arrived at the hospital.
• 经过抢救，这位垂危的病人终于脱离了危险。
  Jīngguò qiǎngjiù, zhè wèi chuí wēi de bìngrén zhōngyú tuōlí le wēixiǎn.
  After rescue treatment, this critically ill patient finally escaped danger.