yáo​yáo​yù​zhuì HSK7

tottering

摇摇欲坠 (搖搖欲墜) yáo​yáo​yù​zhuì
tottering idiom
shaking or swaying as if about to fall or collapse in a physical sense

In the gale, the old wooden bridge looked like it was about to collapse.

precarious idiom
in a very unstable state and on the verge of ruin or failure

Years of continuous war have left the regime teetering on the brink of collapse.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.16 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.21 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT