仓促

仓促 cāngcù

Hasty

仓促 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體倉促 cangcu

What 仓促 means

Hasty

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仓促 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

仓

cāng

Warehouse

促

cù

Urgent (press - promote - near)

Words that share a character with 仓促

How to write 仓促

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仓促 in a sentence

时间太紧，这个决定作得有些仓促。

Shíjiān tài jǐn, zhège juédìng zuò de yǒuxiē cāngcù.

Time was short and this decision was made rather hastily.

他仓促收拾了行李就出门了。

Tā cāngcù shōushi le xíngli jiù chūmén le.

He packed hurriedly and went out.

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Questions about 仓促

What does 仓促 mean in English?

仓促 is pronounced cāngcù and means Hasty.

How do you pronounce 仓促?

仓促 is cāngcù in pinyin — written cangcu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 仓促?

仓促 is written with 2 characters: 仓 (cāng) Warehouse, 促 (cù) Urgent (press - promote - near). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 仓促 written in traditional Chinese?

倉促. The simplified form 仓促 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 倉促 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced cāngcù.

Is 仓促 an HSK word?

Yes — 仓促 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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