Writing
紧急 (jǐn jí) — how to say "urgent" in Chinese
紧急
Urgent, emergency
adjective
Character composition
紧
urgent, tense
急
urgent, to hurry
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
糸
Silk
#120 · mì · 6 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
紧急通知
jǐnjí tōngzhī
urgent notice
紧急会议
jǐnjí huìyì
emergency meeting
Examples
医院里有专门的通道和处理流程来应对紧急的病人。
The hospital has special passages and procedures to deal with emergency patients.
紧急情况
Emergency situation.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "urgent" in Chinese?
"urgent" in Chinese is 紧急 (jǐn jí).
紧急 meaning in English
紧急 (jǐn jí) means "Urgent, emergency".
Urgent in Chinese pronunciation
It is pronounced jǐn jí (written as jin ji, jinji). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "urgent" in Chinese characters?
It is written 紧急: 紧 has 10 strokes, 急 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 紧急?
紧急 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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