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
急剧
jíjù
rapid; sharp; drastic
Characters in this word
剧 jù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 居 to live, to reside 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 房租急剧上涨后，年轻人的储蓄能力明显下降。 Fángzū jíjù shàngzhǎng hòu, niánqīngrén de chǔxù nénglì míngxiǎn xiàjiàng. After rents rose sharply, young people's ability to save clearly declined.
- 傍晚气温急剧下降，路上的行人都加了衣服。 Bàngwǎn qìwēn jíjù xiàjiàng, lùshang de xíngrén dōu jiā le yīfu. The temperature dropped sharply in the evening, and the people on the road all put on more clothes.
- 这座城市的人口在十年里急剧增加。 Zhè zuò chéngshì de rénkǒu zài shí nián lǐ jíjù zēngjiā. This city's population increased sharply over ten years.
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
- 急促 jícù rapid; hurried; short and quick
- 急功近利 jígōngjìnlì to seek quick success and instant benefits
- 急迫 jípò urgent; pressing
- 急性 jíxìng acute
- 急于 jíyú to be eager to; to be anxious to