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临危受命

lín wēi shòu mìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c70d58145ed0f475. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

臨危受命 临危受命 [lin2 wei1 shou4 ming4] /(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis/

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Other forms in these source records: 臨危受命

  • 临
    lín

    to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before

  • 危
    wēi

    danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wéi]

    Wēi

    surname Wei

  • 受
    shòu

    to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom

  • 命
    mìng

    life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

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