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急于

jí yú

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 急於

急于 (jí yú) means "eager to; in a hurry to". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 急于 means

1. eager to
2. in a hurry to

The characters in 急于

• 急jíurgent; pressing; rapid
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Example sentences

• 他急于要走。
  He is anxious to go.
• 他急于要见你。
  Tā jíyú yào jiàn nǐ.
  He is anxious to see you.
• 她急于见她的父亲。
  Tā jíyú jiàn tā de fùqīn.
  She was in a hurry to see her father.

Words starting with 急于

• 急于求成jí yú qiú chénganxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result…
• 急于星火jí yú xīng huǒsee 急如星火

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jí yú correctly.
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