extremely urgent; post-haste
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extremely urgent; requiring immediate action; post-haste
formalOriginally a military term for the most urgent dispatches, marked with the characters 十万火急 on the envelope. Now used broadly for any critical emergency.
Zhè这
shì是
shí十
wàn万
huǒ火
jí急
de的
shì事
qing情
，
bì必
xū须
mǎ马
shang上
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
This is an extremely urgent matter that must be dealt with immediately.
Qián前
xiàn线
chuán传
lái来
shí十
wàn万
huǒ火
jí急
de的
jūn军
qíng情
。
Urgent military intelligence arrived from the front lines.
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Yī医
shēng生
shí十
wàn万
huǒ火
jí急
de地
gǎn赶
wǎng往
yī医
yuàn院
qiǎng抢
jiù救
bìng病
rén人
。
The doctor rushed to the hospital post-haste to rescue the patient.