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仓促 (cāng cù) — how to say "hasty" in Chinese
仓促
Hasty, hurried
adjective
Character composition
仓
warehouse, barn
促
to urge, to hasten
Radicals / Keys
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
仓促出发
cāng cù chū fā
set off in a hurry
仓促决定
cāng cù jué dìng
hasty decision
时间仓促
shí jiān cāng cù
time is short
Examples
他因为时间不够，仓促地离开了家。
Because he didn't have enough time, he left home in a hurry.
别仓促决定。
Don't make a hasty decision.
Frequently asked questions
Hasty meaning in Chinese
"hasty" in Chinese is 仓促 (cāng cù).
仓促 meaning in English
仓促 (cāng cù) means "Hasty, hurried".
How is 仓促 pronounced?
It is pronounced cāng cù (written as cang cu, cangcu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "hasty" in Chinese characters?
It is written 仓促: 仓 has 4 strokes, 促 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 仓促?
仓促 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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