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迫切

pòqiè

urgent

A person rushing with a parcel
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Characters in this word

迫 pò

Strokes
8
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 白 white
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 迫

切 qiē

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
七 seven 刀 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我有迫切问题。 Wǒ yǒu pòqiè wèntí. I have an urgent question.
  • 这事很迫切。 Zhè shì hěn pòqiè. This matter is very urgent.
  • 他迫切想回家。 Tā pòqiè xiǎng huí jiā. He really wants to go home.

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