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猴急

hóu jí

2-character word

What 猴急 means

1. impatient
2. to be in a rush (to do sth)
3. anxious
4. fretful
5. agitated

The characters in 猴急

• 猴hóumonkey
• 急jíurgent; pressing; rapid

Example sentences

• 别那么猴急，年轻人。
  Bié nàme hóují, niánqīngrén.
  Hold your horses, young man.

Sounds the same

Read hóu jí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 喉急variant of 猴急

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