How to say “pressing” in Chinese
pressing, urgent
“Pressing” in Chinese is 迫切, pò qiè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
迫切 is read pò qiè: 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
On the left, 辶 “walk”: closing in, pressing hard. Inside, 白.
On the right, 刀 “knife”; on the left, 七 qī hints at the sound. In the sense “cut” it's read qiē.
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 “迫切”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 迫切. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 当地居民迫切需要干净的饮用水dāngdìjūmínpòqièxūyàogānjìngdeyǐnyòngshuǐLocal residents urgently need clean drinking water.
More words from the lesson “The main and the urgent”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pressing” in Chinese?
“Pressing” in Chinese is 迫切, pinyin pòqiè.
What does 迫切 mean?
迫切 (pòqiè) means “pressing, urgent”.
How do you write 迫切?
迫切 is 2 characters: 迫 (pò) — force; urgent; 切 (qiè) — close to; cut. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 迫切?
迫切 is read pòqiè. Tones: pò — fourth tone, qiè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pressing” in the lesson “The main and the urgent”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” of HSK 6. 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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