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紧急

jǐn jí

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 緊急

紧急 (jǐn jí) means "urgent". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 紧急 means

1. urgent
2. emergency

The characters in 紧急

• 紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand
• 急jíurgent; pressing; rapid

Example sentences

• 紧急出口在哪里？
  Jǐnjí chūkǒu zài nǎlǐ?
  Where is the emergency exit?
• 这件事非常紧急。
  This matter is very urgent.
• 他按下了紧急按钮。
  Tā ànxià le jǐnjí ànniǔ.
  He pushed the emergency button.
• 你有一个紧急的讯息。
  Nǐ yǒu yī gè jǐnjí de xùnxī.
  There is an urgent message for you.
• 我收到汤姆的一条紧急消息。
  Wǒ shōudào Tāngmǔ de yī tiáo jǐnjí xiāoxi.
  I have an urgent message from Tom.
• 在紧急情况下，打电话报警。
  In case of emergency, call the police.

Words starting with 紧急

• 紧急状态jǐn jí zhuàng tàistate of emergency
• 紧急事件jǐn jí shì jiànemergency
• 紧急应变jǐn jí yìng biànemergency management
• 紧急医疗jǐn jí yī liáoemergency medical care
• 紧急疏散jǐn jí shū sànemergency evacuation

Words containing 紧急

• 联邦紧急措施署Lián bāng Jǐn jí Cuò shī shǔFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Sounds the same

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

• 紧集compact set

Where 紧急 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Courage, Determination & Hardship (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jǐn jí correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.