- 经济危机 jīngjìwēijī economic crisisA state of economic disorder or collapse, often characterized by high unemployment, business failures, and falling production.
- 危机感 wēijīgǎn sense of crisisA feeling of impending crisis; an acute awareness of looming danger or instability, often cultivated to encourage preparedness
- 危机意识 wēijīyìshí sense of crisisA sense of alertness and precaution toward potential dangers or threats.
- 危机四伏 wēijīsìfú crisis-riddendanger lurks on every side; used to describe a situation that is extremely dangerous or where trouble is hidden everywhere
- 能源危机 néngyuánwēijī energy crisisa situation where the supply of energy is short or prices rise dramatically
- 潜在危机 qiánzàiwēijī potential crisisa danger or threat that is hidden within something and has not yet appeared; latent danger
- 石油危机 shíyóuwēijī oil crisisA global economic crisis caused by a sharp reduction in oil production and soaring prices, often due to war or market monopolies by oil-exporting countries.
- 货币危机 huòbìwēijī monetary crisismonetary crisis; a sudden and sharp decline in the value of a currency
- 信用危机 xìnyòngwēijī credit crisisA situation where there is a sudden and significant reduction in the availability of loans or a loss of trust in the financial system.
- 金融危机 jīnróngwēijī financial crisisA situation where financial assets suddenly lose a large part of their nominal value; also referred to as [[金融风暴|金融風暴|jin1 rong2 feng1 bao4]]
- 信贷危机 xìndàiwēijī credit crisisA situation where there is a sudden shortage of loans or an increase in the difficulty of borrowing money from banks; credit crunch
- 抵押贷款危机 dǐyādàikuǎnwēijī mortgage crisis
- 摆脱危机 bǎituōwēijī to break out of a crisisto break out of a crisis; to free oneself from a crisis; difficult situation
- 次级房屋信贷危机 cìjífángwūxìndàiwēijī subprime mortgage crisisThe subprime mortgage crisis which peaked in 2008.
- 次贷危机 cìdàiwēijī subprime crisisThe subprime mortgage crisis; a financial crisis triggered by a drop in housing prices and mortgage defaults.