急促
jí cù
Pinyin

Definition

急促
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jí cù
  1. urgent
  2. hurried and brief
  3. rushing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

促
cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried
  3. 3 to urge
  4. 4 to promote
  5. 5 to urge haste
  6. 6 close
  7. 7 intimate
促进
cù jìn
  1. 1 to promote (an idea or cause)
  2. 2 to advance
  3. 3 boost
促销
cù xiāo
  1. 1 to promote sales
急
jí
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 pressing
  3. 3 rapid
  4. 4 hurried
  5. 5 worried
  6. 6 to make (sb) anxious
着急
zháo jí
  1. 1 to worry
  2. 2 to feel anxious
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí]
促使
cù shǐ
  1. 1 to induce
  2. 2 to promote
  3. 3 to urge
  4. 4 to impel
  5. 5 to bring about
  6. 6 to provoke
  7. 7 to drive (sb to do sth)
  8. 8 to catalyze
  9. 9 to actuate
  10. 10 to contribute to (some development)
促成
cù chéng
  1. 1 to facilitate
  2. 2 to effect
仓促
cāng cù
  1. 1 all of a sudden
  2. 2 hurriedly
催促
cuī cù
  1. 1 to urge
尿急
niào jí
  1. 1 urinary urgency
心急
xīn jí
  1. 1 anxious
  2. 2 impatient
急促
jí cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried and brief
  3. 3 rushing
急切
jí qiè
  1. 1 eager
  2. 2 impatient
急刹车
jí shā chē
  1. 1 emergency braking
急剧
jí jù
  1. 1 rapid
  2. 2 sudden
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
急匆匆
jí cōng cōng
  1. 1 hurried
  2. 2 hasty
急忙
jí máng
  1. 1 hastily
急急忙忙
jí jí máng máng
  1. 1 hurriedly
急性
jí xìng
  1. 1 acute

Idioms (19)

促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
倒悬之急
dào xuán zhī jí
  1. 1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. 2 dire straits
局促一隅
jú cù yī yú
  1. 1 to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
  1. 1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2 one just has to be patient
  3. 3 haste will ruin everything
急人之难
jí rén zhī nàn
  1. 1 anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
  1. 1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
  2. 2 extremely urgent
急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
  1. 1 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
  2. 2 impatient for result
  3. 3 impetuous
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
  1. 1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
情急智生
qíng jí zhì shēng
  1. 1 inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 情急之下
操之过急
cāo zhī guò jí
  1. 1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
  2. 2 overhasty
救急不救穷
jiù jí bù jiù qióng
  1. 1 help the starving but not the poor (idiom)
燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency
狗急跳墙
gǒu jí tiào qiáng
  1. 1 a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
  2. 2 to be driven to desperate action
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
  1. 1 lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
  1. 1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
缓不济急
huǎn bù jì jí
  1. 1 lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
  2. 2 too slow to meet a pressing need
缓急轻重
huǎn jí qīng zhòng
  1. 1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
  2. 2 sense of priority
  3. 3 also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
轻重缓急
qīng zhòng huǎn jí
  1. 1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
  2. 2 sense of priority

Sample Sentences

急促的敲门声……）
jícù de qiāomén shēng ……）
(Urgent knocking at the door...)
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