转危为安

zhuǎn wēi wéi ān

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1. to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)

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Child Words of 转危为安

• 安 安 ān: (bound form) calm; peaceful
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 转 转 zhuǎi: see 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]
• 转 转 zhuǎn: to turn
• 转 转 zhuàn: to revolve
• 危 危 wēi: danger