千钧一发

qiānjūn-yífà
a thousand pounds hangs by a thread, critical
HSK 79
Traditional千鈞一髮

Additional Dictionary Meanings

(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)(fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)

Characters (4)

千thousandHSK 1钧a thousand pounds hangs by a thread, criticalHSK 79一oneHSK 1发to send, to issueHSK 3