urgent; anxious; pressing
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
urgent in appearance; looking anxious or pressed for time
A stative word describing a visible state of urgency or impatience. Often used with 的 to modify nouns (e.g., 急巴巴的样子) or as a predicate/adverbial describing manner.
Tā他
jí急
bā巴
bā巴
de地
pǎo跑
le了
jìn进
lái来
，
shuō说
wài外
miàn面
xià下
yǔ雨
le了
。
He came running in looking urgent, saying it was raining outside.
Kàn看
tā她
nà那
jí急
bā巴
bā巴
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
yī一
dìng定
shì是
yǒu有
shén什
me么
jí急
shì事
。
Look at her anxious appearance—she must have something urgent going on.
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Nǐ你
bù不
yòng用
zhè这
me么
jí急
bā巴
bā巴
de的
，
jù距
lí离
jié截
zhǐ止
shí时
jiān间
hái还
yǒu有
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
ne呢
。
You don't need to be so anxious; there are still two hours until the deadline.