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急促

jí cù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

急促 (jí cù) means "urgent; hurried and brief; rushing". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 急促 means

1. urgent
2. hurried and brief
3. rushing

The characters in 急促

• 急jíurgent; pressing; rapid
• 促cù(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge…

Example sentences

• 可能会引起视力模糊、呼吸急促等副作用。
  Kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ shìlì móhu, hūxī jícù děng fùzuòyòng.
  Possible side effects include blurred vision and shortness of breath.

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