紧急

紧急 jǐnjí

Urgent

紧急 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體緊急 jinji

What 紧急 means

Urgent

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

紧

jǐn

Tight (in demand - urgent - strict)

急

jí

Anxious (hurried - worried)

Words that share a character with 紧急

How to write 紧急

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紧急 in a sentence

这是一件紧急的事。

Zhè shì yí jiàn jǐnjí de shì.

This is an urgent matter.

请记住紧急出口的位置。

Qǐng jì zhù jǐnjí chūkǒu de wèizhi.

Please remember where the emergency exit is.

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Questions about 紧急

What does 紧急 mean in English?

紧急 is pronounced jǐnjí and means Urgent.

How do you pronounce 紧急?

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

What are the characters in 紧急?

紧急 is written with 2 characters: 紧 (jǐn) Tight (in demand - urgent - strict), 急 (jí) Anxious (hurried - worried). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 紧急 written in traditional Chinese?

緊急. The simplified form 紧急 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 緊急 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jǐnjí.

Is 紧急 an HSK word?

Yes — 紧急 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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