化险为夷 huàxiǎnwéiyí HSK7 to turn peril into safety Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 化 huà nounverb to change to change; to transform; to convert险 險 xiǎn noun danger danger; a dangerous situation or risk为 為 wéi verbpreposition to be to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as夷 yí level (bound form) flat; smooth; safe; calm and contented