Definition
急 (jí) is a versatile word meaning 'urgent, rapid' or 'worried, anxious'. As an adjective for 'urgent', it's more general than 紧急 (jǐn jí, HSK5), which is used for emergencies or critical situations. As an adjective/verb for 'worried', it often implies a state of agitation, while 担心 (dān xīn, HSK3) is the standard verb for 'to worry about' something.
adjective
urgentrapidhurriedworriedanxious
verb
to make (someone) anxiousto worry
Easily confused
- 皱zhòulook-alike(verb) to wrinkle, to crease
- 几jǐsound-alike(interrogative) how many; how much
- 稳wěnlook-alike(adjective) steady, stable, firm
- 季jìsound-alikeseason
- 记jìsound-aliketo remember; to memorize
- 集jísound-alike(noun) collection, anthology, collected works
- 鸡jīsound-alikechicken
- 及jísound-alike(conjunction) and; as well as (used in formal writing to connect nouns or noun phrases)
- 寄jìsound-aliketo send (by mail), to mail, to post
- 极jísound-alikeextremely
Examples
- 急，。Zhè jiàn shì hěn jí, nǐ mǎshàng lái.This matter is urgent, come right away.
- 急，。Tā shuōhuà tài jí, wǒ tīng de bú tài qīngchu.He speaks too. He speaks too fast, I can't hear clearly.
- 急。Zhège xiāoxi jí de tā kū le.This news made her so worried she cried.
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