Chinese phrase
有个风险 yǒu gè fēng xiǎn
Meaning
There is a risk
When to use it
It says that a situation may have a bad or uncertain result. It introduces a concern and may lead to a plan to reduce the risk.
Example dialogue
这份交换申请 有个风险，比如签证可能会晚下来。 zhè fèn jiāo huàn shēn qǐng yǒu gè fēng xiǎn bǐ rú qiān zhèng kě néng huì wǎn xià lái
There is a risk with this exchange application: the visa may be delayed, for example.
那我们可以提前准备材料，减少这个风险。 nà wǒ men ké yǐ tí qián zhǔn bèi cái liào jián shǎo zhè ge fēng xiǎn
Then we can prepare the documents early to lower this risk.