垂危

zhè ge xiǎo nǚ hái shēng mìng chuí wēi

这个小女孩生命垂危。

The little girl lay between life and death.

tā yóu yú huàn ái zhèng ér shēng mìng chuí wēi

他由于患癌症而生命垂危。

His life is in dire danger from cancer.

chuí wēi bìng rén

垂危病人

critically ill patient

zài guó jiā miàn lín chuí wēi zhī jì xǔ duō yīng xióng zhǔ dòng zhàn le chū lái

在国家面临垂危之际，许多英雄主动站了出来。

When the country was in danger, many heroes took the initiative to stand up.