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急迫

jípò

urgent; pressing

A traveler holds an empty flask upside down in a dry riverbed
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Characters in this word

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

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

Example phrases

  • 在气候风险不断累积的背景下,能源转型显得比以往更加急迫。 Zài qìhòu fēngxiǎn búduàn lěijī de bèijǐng xià, néngyuán zhuǎnxíng xiǎn de bǐ yǐwǎng gèngjiā jípò. Against a backdrop of accumulating climate risks, the energy transition appears more urgent than ever.
  • 水已经快没有了,找水成了最急迫的事情。 Shuǐ yǐjīng kuài méiyǒu le, zhǎo shuǐ chéngle zuì jípò de shìqing. The water was nearly gone, and finding water became the most pressing matter.
  • 他的语气很急迫,让我马上给他回电话。 Tā de yǔqì hěn jípò, ràng wǒ mǎshàng gěi tā huí diànhuà. His tone was urgent, asking me to call him back right away.

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