urgent matter; pressing emergency; critical situation
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urgent matter requiring immediate attention; pressing emergency; crisis as critical as fire burning one's eyebrows
formalA four-character idiom (成语) used in formal and written contexts to describe critical situations that demand immediate action. Often used with verbs like 解 (solve), 救 (save), or 缓解 (alleviate).
Zhè这
bǐ笔
qián钱
jiě解
jué决
le了
gōng公
sī司
de的
rán燃
méi眉
zhī之
jí急
。
This sum of money solved the company's urgent crisis.
Dāng当
wù务
zhī之
jí急
shì是
huǎn缓
jiě解
zāi灾
qū区
rén人
mín民
de的
rán燃
méi眉
zhī之
jí急
。
The top priority is to alleviate the pressing emergency facing the people in the disaster area.
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Rán燃
méi眉
zhī之
jí急
，
kè刻
bù不
róng容
huǎn缓
。
This urgent matter admits of no delay.
Suī虽
rán然
zhè这
bù不
shì是
cháng长
jiǔ久
zhī之
jì计
，
dàn但
zhì至
shǎo少
néng能
jiě解
jué决
yǎn眼
qián前
de的
rán燃
méi眉
zhī之
jí急
。
Although this isn't a long-term solution, it can at least solve the immediate crisis.