仓促
Old HSK 6
仓促 (cāngcù) · hurried
仓促 (cāngcù) means “hurried; hasty”. It is written with 2 characters: 仓 (granary) + 促 (to urge). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 仓促 is built
The characters
仓 cāng · granary
What 仓 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 㔾xiān — seal
促 cù · to urge
What 促 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Someone 亻 on your heels 足; 足 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
时间太仓促，我们没准备好。Shíjiān tài cāngcù, wǒmen méi zhǔnbèi hǎo.There wasn't enough time and we weren't ready.
他仓促地离开了会议室。Tā cāngcù de líkāi le huìyì shì.He hurriedly left the meeting room.
Questions about 仓促
What does 仓促 mean?
仓促 (cāngcù) means “hurried; hasty”.
How do you pronounce 仓促?
仓促 is pronounced cāngcù.
Which HSK level is 仓促?
仓促 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 仓促 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.