extremely urgent; critical
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
extremely urgent; critical; desperate
formalUsed to describe a situation of the highest urgency, often implying immediate action is required. A formal and somewhat literary term.
Qíng情
kuàng况
huǒ火
jí急
，
bì必
xū须
lì立
kè刻
shū疏
sàn散
qún群
zhòng众
。
The situation is critical; the public must be evacuated immediately.
Qián前
fāng方
fā发
lái来
huǒ火
jí急
jūn军
qíng情
。
Urgent military intelligence has arrived from the front.
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Zhè这
fēng封
diàn电
bào报
xiě写
de得
shí十
wàn万
huǒ火
jí急
。
This telegram is marked as desperately urgent.
Bìng病
rén人
shī失
xuè血
guò过
duō多
，
shēng生
mìng命
huǒ火
jí急
，
kuài快
jiào叫
jiù救
hù护
chē车
！
The patient has lost too much blood; his life is in critical danger. Call an ambulance!
Zhè这
shì是
huǒ火
jí急
wén文
jiàn件
，
qǐng请
mǎ马
shàng上
sòng送
jiāo交
zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
。
This is an extremely urgent document; please deliver it to the general manager immediately.