紧急
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
紧急 (jǐnjí) · urgent
紧急 (jǐnjí) means “urgent; emergency”. It is written with 2 characters: 紧 (tight) + 急 (anxious). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 紧急 is built
The characters
紧 jǐn · tight
What 紧 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: silk (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
急 jí · anxious
What 急 is made of
- 刍chú — to mow
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 刍 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一件紧急的事。Zhè shì yī jiàn jǐnjí de shì.This is an urgent matter.
有紧急情况请打电话。Yǒu jǐnjí qíngkuàng qǐng dǎ diànhuà.In an emergency, please call.
Questions about 紧急
What does 紧急 mean?
紧急 (jǐnjí) means “urgent; emergency”.
How do you pronounce 紧急?
紧急 is pronounced jǐnjí.
Which HSK level is 紧急?
紧急 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 赶紧gǎnjǐnquickly
- 紧张jǐnzhāngnervous
- 不要紧bùyàojǐnit doesn't matter
- 紧密jǐnmìclose
- 抓紧zhuājǐnto make the most of
- 紧迫jǐnpòurgent
- 紧jǐntight
- 急忙jímángin a hurry
- 着急zháojíworried
- 急诊jízhěnemergency treatment
Learn 紧急 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.