急 jí

1. jí adjective worried
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 他急得要命 'He was very worried.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 20; CC-CEDICT '急'; Guoyu '急' v 1; Mathews 1931 '急', p. 63; XHZD '急' 1, p. 312)
2. jí adjective urgent; pressing; important
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in 急事 (Guoyu '急' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '急' 1, p. 184; Mathews 1931 '急', p. 63; Unihan '急'; XHZD '急' 3, p. 312)
3. jí adjective fast; rapid
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Speed 速度
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '急'; Guoyu '急' adj 3; Unihan '急')
4. jí adjective vigorous; not relenting
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '急' 1a, p. 184)
5. jí adverb hasty; impatient
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '急'; Guoyu '急' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '急' 3, p. 185; Mathews 1931 '急', p. 63; XHZD '急' 2, p. 312)
6. jí verb to be eager to help
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '急' v 3; Kroll 2015 '急' 4, p. 185; XHZD '急' 4, p. 312)
7. jí noun a difficulty
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '急' n)
8. jí noun a grave danger
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '急' 2, p. 184)

Contained in

• 急救站 emergency desk; first aid office
• 急转直下(急轉直下) to develop rapidly after abrupt turn; dramatic change
• 气急败坏(氣急敗壞) flustered and exasperated; utterly discomfited
• 急于星火(急於星火) as hurried as a shooting star; requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
• 湍急 a rapic current
• 惊急(驚急) stunned and anxious
• 急转(急轉) to whirl; to turn around quickly
• 万事皆从急中错(萬事皆從急中錯) mistakes in everything arise from haste
• 急需 to urgently need
• 急待 to need urgently; to need doing without delay
• 急眼 to be anxious; to get angry with
• 急救法 first aid techniques
• 紧急疏散(緊急疏散) emergency evacuation
• 缓急相济(緩急相濟) to help one another in difficulty; mutual assistance in extremity
• 倒悬之急(倒懸之急) the crisis of being hanged upside down; extremely critical situation; dire straits
• 急诊室(急診室) emergency room
• 急用 to need something urgently; urgently required
• 急人之难(急人之難) anxious to help others resolve difficulties
• 急功近利 eager for instant success and quick benefit; a shortsighted vision
• 急痛 acute pain
• 急热(急熱) warm concern
• 急拍拍 hurried; impatient; rushed
• 性急 impatient
• 急进主义(急進主義) radicalism
• 内急(內急) to need to answer the call of nature
• 急湍 swiftly flowing water
• 应急待命(應急待命) emergency standby; to be on standby
• 急疾 anxious; huried
• 急客 a visitor who is unexpected
• 心急吃不了热豆腐(心急吃不了熱豆腐) hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu; one just has to be patient; haste will ruin everything
• 急骤(急驟) hurried; urgent
• 急性人 impetuous person; excitable person
• 急诊(急診) emergency call; emergency (medical) treatment
• 紧急庇护所(緊急庇護所) an emergency shelter
• 危急 critical
• 急先锋(急先鋒) daring vanguard; pioneer; leading figure
• 急击(急擊) a sudden attack
• 严重急性呼吸系统综合症(嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
• 救急不救穷(救急不救窮) help the starving but not the poor
• 急雨 heavy rain
• 情急之下 in a moment of desperation
• 急性胃炎 acute gastritis
• 急机(急機) nimble-minded
• 急如星火 as hurried as a shooting star; requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
• 急症 acute disease
• 急行 rapid movement
• 济急(濟急) to help those in need
• 加急 to expidite
• 发喉急(發喉急) to get in a rage
• 急刹车(急剎車) emergency braking

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• 卷一　東周 Chapter 1: Eastern Zhou Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 20
• 第三十五回 Chapter 35 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 19
• 第一百十七回 Chapter 117 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 19
• 卷二百〇七 志第一百六十 藝文六 Volume 207 Treatises 160: Arts and Literature 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 19
• 第一百十五回 Chapter 115 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 17
• 第一百十八回 Chapter 118 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 15
• 卷十七 Scroll 17 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 15
• 卷十九 志第十一 五行 Volume 19 Treatises 11: Five Elements Book of Southern Qi 南齊書 — count: 14
• 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 14

Collocations

• 曰急 (曰急) 曰急 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 洪範 Zhou Shu - Great Plan — count: 4
• 事急 (事急) 守烽者事急 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 雜守 Book 15 - Miscellaneous Measures in Defense — count: 4
• 急辞 (急辭) 急辭也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 急缓 (急緩) 政有急緩 — Guanzi 管子, 七主七臣第五十二 Chapter 52: Seven Rulers and Seven Ministers — count: 3
• 急逐 (急逐) 急逐樂而緩治國 — Xunzi 荀子, 王霸篇第十一 Chapter 11: Rulers and Tyrants — count: 3
• 急子 (急子) 生急子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
• 私急 (私急) 彼有私急也 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 說難第十二 Chapter 12: Difficulties of Persuasion — count: 3
• 秦急 (秦急) 秦急崇必救之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 2
• 民急 (民急) 民急矣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 2
• 明主急 (明主急) 故明主急其功而緩其頌 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 顯學第五十 Chapter 50: Scholarly Achievement — count: 2