千钧一发 Traditional 千鈞一髮 qiān jūn yī fà 🔊 a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) HSK 7–9 + Keep this word Meanings qiān jūn yī fà 千鈞一髮 (lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)(fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment) Its characters 千qiānthousandHSK 1钧jūn30 catties一yīoneHSK 1发fāto send outHSK 3