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迫切

pò qiè

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

迫切 (pò qiè) means "urgent; pressing". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 迫切 means

1. urgent; pressing

The characters in 迫切

• 迫pòto force; to compel; to approach or go towards
• 切qièdefinitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!…

Example sentences

• 她迫切地需要钱。
  Tā pòqiè de xūyào qián.
  She needed money desperately.
• 我迫切需要冷饮。
  I'm dying for a cold drink.
• 他迫切的需要找到工作
  Tā pòqiè de xūyào zhǎodào gōngzuò
  He urgently needs to find work.
• 自恋的人往往自命不凡，轻蔑和屈尊俯就于他人的意见，与此同时，对赞美和肯定有着迫切的需求。
  Zìliàn de rén wǎngwǎng zìmìng-bùfán, qīngmiè hé qūzūn-fǔjiù yú tārén de yìjiàn, yǔcǐtóngshí, duì zànměi hé kěndìng yǒuzhe pòqiè de xūqiú.
  Narcissists are often snobbish, disdainful and patronising of others' opinions, while, at the same time, having an overwhelming need for admiration and reassurance.

Words starting with 迫切

• 迫切性pò qiè xìngurgency

Where 迫切 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Urgency, Loss & Destruction (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 pò qiè correctly.
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