有惊无险

yǒu jīng wú xiǎn

a scare but no real danger; a close call that ends well

Character by character

有yǒu
have

惊jīng
scare

无wú
no

险xiǎn
danger

飞机降落的时候遇上了大风，好在有惊无险，大家都平安下了飞机。

The plane hit strong winds as it landed, but it was more frightening than dangerous, and everyone got off safely.

Tone: neutral.

Used after the event to sum up something alarming that ended without harm: 一路有惊无险, 有惊无险地过了关. A favourite of news and sports reports.

Learn this in Lesson 25 · HSK 5: 一路向北的象群 (The elephants that walked north)

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