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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jí | ji2
English translation
urgent
pressing
rapid
hurried
worried
to make (sb) anxious
anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

刍心

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

chú

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and chú represents the sound.

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yāo shuì 那么 nà me , 露西 Lù xī ,说话 shuōhuà xiàng 连珠炮 lián zhū pào 似的 shìde , yǐn dǒng .

Don't gabble, Lucy, I can't understand when you run your words together.

工作 gōngzuò Yìng fēn 轻重缓急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí .

Work should be done in order of importance and urgency.

急急忙忙 jí jí máng máng de 胡子 hú zi , 下巴 xià ba le liǎng .

He hurried on with his shaving, cutting his chin twice.

积雪 jī xuě de 急剧 jíjù 融化 rónghuà 使 shǐ 滑坡 huá pō Zhōng 的岩 xiè 饱和 bǎohé .

Rapid melting of the snow saturated debris in a large landslide.

不要 bù yào 着急 zháojí ma .

There is no need to flap.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
urgent
紧急 jǐnjí urgent緊急
着急 zháojí to worry著急
应急 yìng jí to meet a contingency應急
急性 jí xìng acute急性 jí xìng
急救 jí jiù first aid急救 jí jiù
急需 jí xū urgent need急需 jí xū
急诊室 jí zhěn shì emergency room急診室
急忙 jímáng hastily急忙 jímáng
急于 jí yú eager to急於
急剧 jíjù rapid急劇
急诊 jízhěn emergency call急診
焦急 jiāojí anxiety焦急 jiāojí
急速 jí sù hurried急速 jí sù
危急 wēi jí critical危急 wēi jí
急切 jíqiè eager急切 jíqiè
当务之急 dāngwùzhījí top priority job當務之急
急躁 jízào irritable急躁 jízào
心急 xīn jí anxious心急 xīn jí
急促 jí cù urgent急促 jí cù
急匆匆 jí cōng cōng hurried急匆匆 jí cōng cōng
急功近利 jígōngjìnlì seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return急功近利 jígōngjìnlì
急转弯 jí zhuǎn wān to make a sudden turn急轉彎
情急 qíng jí anxious情急 qíng jí

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