on the brink: Chinese meaning and pinyin

Chinese meaning

处chǔ于yú(崩bēng溃kuì/危wēi机jī)边biān缘yuán

处chǔ于yú某mǒu种zhǒng危wēi急jí状zhuàng态tài的de边biān缘yuán

In this story →

英yīng国guó高gāo校xiào正zhèng处chǔ于yú财cái政zhèng与yǔ运yùn营yíng危wēi机jī的de边biān缘yuán

Example

UK universities are on the brink — what is their greatest source of stress?

英yīng国guó高gāo校xiào正zhèng处chǔ于yú危wēi机jī边biān缘yuán——它tā们men最zuì大dà的de压yā力lì来lái源yuán是shì什shén么me?

Source: Nature

Background ✎

英yīng国guó《自zì然rán》杂zá志zhì采cǎi访fǎng了le八bā位wèi高gāo等děng教jiào育yù界jiè领lǐng袖xiù,探tàn讨tǎo英yīng国guó大dà学xué目mù前qián深shēn陷xiàn危wēi机jī、最zuì大dà的de压yā力lì究jiū竟jìng来lái自zì哪nǎ里lǐ。