How to say “urgent” in Chinese
urgent, emergency
“Urgent” in Chinese is 紧急, jǐn jí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
紧急 is read jǐn jí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 糸 “thread”: to pull tight.
Below, 心 “heart”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “紧急”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 紧急. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 情况紧急，快叫救护车！qíngkuàngjǐnjí,kuàijiàojiùhùchēIt's an emergency — call an ambulance, quick!
- 遇到紧急情况，请立即拨打急救电话。yùdàojǐnjíqíngkuàng,qǐnglìjíbōdǎjíjiùdiànhuàIn an emergency, call an ambulance immediately.
More words from the lesson “Emergency”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “urgent” in Chinese?
“Urgent” in Chinese is 紧急, pinyin jǐnjí.
What does 紧急 mean?
紧急 (jǐnjí) means “urgent, emergency”.
How do you write 紧急?
紧急 is 2 characters: 紧 (jǐn) — tight; urgent; 急 (jí) — urgent; hurry. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 紧急?
紧急 is read jǐnjí. Tones: jǐn — third tone, jí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“urgent” in the lesson “Emergency”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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