急

Urgent in Chinese: 急 (jí)

jí

urgent

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1urgent
  2. 2pressing
  3. 3rapid
  4. 4hurried
  5. 5worried
  6. 6to make (sb) anxious

Stroke order

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急

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 急 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这件事很急，快点做。

    zhè jiàn shì hěn jí， kuài diǎn zuò。

    This matter is urgent, do it quickly.

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Related words

着急

zháo jí

to worry

急忙

jí máng

hastily

紧急

jǐn jí

urgent

急救

jí jiù

to give emergency treatment

应急

yìng jí

to respond to an emergency

急剧

jí jù

rapid

急迫

jí pò

urgent

急性

jí xìng

acute

急需

jí xū

to urgently need

急于

jí yú

eager to

急诊

jí zhěn

to give or receive urgent medical treatment

焦急

jiāo jí

anxiety

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