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殆

dài

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Definitions

  1. 1. (literary) dangerous; perilous
  2. 2. (literary) almost; well-nigh

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Words Containing 殆

危殆
wēi dài

grave danger

丧失殆尽
sàng shī dài jìn

to be used up

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆
xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài

To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)

殆尽
dài jìn

nearly exhausted

百战不殆
bǎi zhàn bù dài

to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ]); to win every fight

知己知彼，百战不殆
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])

知彼知己，百战不殆
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)