anxious; desperate; urgent
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
anxious or desperate due to an urgent need to avoid or obtain something
Often used in the expressions 情急智生 (wisdom arises from desperation) and 一时情急 (in a moment of desperation). Can function as a predicate or modifier (e.g., 情急之下).
Tā他
yī一
shí时
qíng情
jí急
，
shuō说
chū出
le了
bù不
gāi该
shuō说
de的
huà话
。
In a moment of desperation, he said things he shouldn't have.
Qíng情
jí急
zhī之
xià下
，
tā他
tiào跳
jìn进
hé河
lǐ里
jiù救
qǐ起
le了
nà那
ge个
hái孩
zi子
。
In his desperation, he jumped into the river and rescued the child.
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Qíng情
jí急
zhì智
shēng生
，
tā他
tū突
rán然
xiǎng想
dào到
le了
yī一
ge个
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
de的
bàn办
fǎ法
。
Necessity is the mother of invention; he suddenly thought of a way to solve the problem.
Bù不
yào要
yīn因
wèi为
qíng情
jí急
ér而
zuò做
chū出
cuò错
wù误
de的
jué决
dìng定
。
Don't make wrong decisions because of desperation.