急 jí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 刍 to mow, to cut grass 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
急促
jícù
rapid; hurried; short and quick
Characters in this word
促 cù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 足 foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她的呼吸变得急促，医生立刻判断可能存在过敏反应。 Tā de hūxī biàn de jícù, yīshēng lìkè pànduàn kěnéng cúnzài guòmǐn fǎnyìng. Her breathing became rapid, and the doctor immediately judged that an allergic reaction might be present.
- 门外传来急促的脚步声，大家都停下了谈话。 Ménwài chuánlái jícù de jiǎobù shēng, dàjiā dōu tíngxià le tánhuà. Hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and everyone stopped talking.
- 跑完八百米，他的心跳特别急促，说不出话来。 Pǎo wán bā bǎi mǐ, tā de xīntiào tèbié jícù, shuō bù chū huà lái. After running eight hundred metres, his heart was pounding so fast that he couldn't speak.
Related words
- 急 jí anxious; in a hurry
- 紧急 jǐnjí urgent
- 急忙 jímáng hurriedly
- 着急 zháojí worried; anxious
- 急救 jíjiù first aid, emergency treatment
- 急切 jíqiè eager, impatient
- 当务之急 dāngwùzhījí the most urgent task; top priority
- 急功近利 jígōngjìnlì to seek quick success and instant benefits
- 急剧 jíjù rapid; sharp; drastic
- 急迫 jípò urgent; pressing
- 急性 jíxìng acute
- 急于 jíyú to be eager to; to be anxious to