铤而走险
tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn

take risks

铤而走险 (鋌而走險) tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn
take risks idiom
to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)

他被生活所迫，不得不铤而走险。

tā bèi shēng​huó suǒ pò, bù​dé​bù tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn.

Forced by life's circumstances, he had no choice but to take a desperate risk.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1.13 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.40 per million

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Definitions
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Frequency data
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