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Chinese dictionary
- 1
adj.fast; rapid; violent
雨下得正急。
It's raining hard.
这里不允许急转弯。
Sharp turns are not allowed here.
水流很急。
The current is very fast.
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- 2
v.worry; make restless/anxious
他还没来，真急人。
He hasn't come yet, so anxious.
真是急死人了！
It's so urgent.
老不下雨，真急人。
It just won't rain. It is really worrying.
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- 3
adj.urgent; imperative; pressing
急事
urgent business
急件
urgent mail
急中生智
have quick wits in an emergency
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- 4
n.urgency; emergency
告急
appeal for emergency help
当务之急
a pressing matter of the moment
救急
help meet an urgent need
- 5
adj.irritated; annoyed; nettled; ill-tempered; quick-tempered
男孩的性子很急。
The boy has a quick temper.
爸爸是个急脾气。
Dad has a quick temper.
急躁
impatient
- 6
adj.be impatient/anxious/worried
着急
be anxious
急着要走
be in a hurry to go
- 7
v.be eager to help; help others in desperate need
急人之难
help people in trouble
Words and phrases with 急
- 急骤[word]hurried
- 急务[word]urgent business
- 急匆匆[word]hasty
- 急需[word]be badly in need of; urgent need
- 急冷[word]chill
- 急先锋[word]daring vanguard
- 急转[word]make a sudden/sharp turn
- 急病[word]acute disease
- 急剧[word]rapid
- 急转直下[idiom]go into a precipitous decline
- 急风暴雨[idiom]large revolutionary movement
- 急起直追[idiom]rouse oneself to catch up
- 急急忙忙[idiom]hastily
- 急功近利[idiom]seek instant success and quick profits
- 急中生智[idiom]come up with a plan when in a predicament
- 急流勇退[idiom]resolutely retire at the peak of one's official career
- 急于求成[idiom]be anxious for success
- 急不可待[idiom]be too impatient to wait