急 (gap1 | ji2) : urgent; desperate

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急

gap1

ji2

[1] quick; quickly; with expedition [2] urgent; pressing; hurried; desperate [3] anxious; very eager; worried

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

急

This word has been viewed 14108 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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心急 sam1 gap1 xin1 ji2 = anxious

急症室 gap1 zing3 sat1 ji2 zheng4 shi4 = emergency ward 粵

着急 zoek6 gap1 zhao2 ji2 = anxious 國

緊急 gan2 gap1 jin3 ji2 = emergency

急凍食物 gap1 dung3 sik6 mat6 ji2 dong4 shi2 wu4 = frozen food

著急 zoek6 gap1 zhao2/1 ji2 = variant of 着急

加急 gaa1 gap1 jia1 ji2 = urgent; to prioritize emergency measures in reaction to sth. urgent

急診 gap1 can2 ji2 zhen3 = emergency call

急切 gap1 cit3 ji2 qie4 = eager; eagerly 國

急劇 gap1 kek6 ji2 ju4 = sudden; rapid
See all 69 compounds (CantoDict reports 76 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 急

慢慢行，唔使急。粵
No hurry, we can walk slowly.

利率急遽下降
The interest rate rapidly declines

他用哈姆立克急救法救了我一命。國
He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver.

要成功就要一步一步嚟，千祈要切忌太急進粵
Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.

急就唔係好急，不過要快粵
It's not too urgent but I still need it fast
[Lit. busy then not too busy, however fast do! 有〝你即刻做出嚟〞嘅意思。]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 急
Unicode code for this character: U+6025 (off-site link)

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