Usage of the character 急

urgent
pressing
rapid
hurried
worried
to make (sb) anxious

jìjí

济急

[濟急]

to give relief (material)

fājí

发急

[發急]

to fret
to get impatient
to become anxious

jíqiè

急切

[急切]

eager
impatient

hóují

猴急

[猴急]

impatient
to be in a rush (to do sth)
anxious
fretful
agitated

jíjù

急剧

[急劇]

rapid; sudden

jízhe

急着

[急著]

urgently

jízào

急躁

[急躁]

irritable; irascible
impetuous

jíyù

急欲

[急欲]

to be keen to ...
to be anxious to ...

niàojí

尿急

[尿急]

urinary urgency

gàojí

告急

[告急]

to be in a state of emergency
to report an emergency
to ask for emergency assistance

jiùjí

救急

[救急]

to provide emergency assistance

jípò

急迫

[急迫]

urgent
pressing
imperative

tuānjí

湍急

[湍急]

rapid (flow of water)

jízhì

急智

[急智]

quick witted
able to think fast in an emergency

nèijí

内急

[內急]

to need to answer the call of nature

zhōují

赒急

[賙急]

disaster relief

jízhòu

急骤

[急驟]

rapid

huǎnjí

缓急

[緩急]

priority
whether sth is urgent

jíshì

急事

[急事]

urgent matter

jízhěn

急诊

[急診]

to give or receive urgent medical treatment
emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department, or from a doctor on a house call)

jíyú

急于

[急於]

eager to
in a hurry to

zhuójí

灼急

[灼急]

worried

wēijí

危急

[危急]

critical
desperate (situation)

jíhuǒ

急火

[急火]

brisk heat (cooking)
(TCM) internal heat generated by anxiety

jíwù

急务

[急務]

urgent task
pressing matter

jícù

急促

[急促]

urgent
hurried and brief
rushing

jǐnjí

紧急

[緊急]

urgent
emergency

biànjí

便急

[便急]

to need the toilet
urinary or defecatory urgency

qíngjí

情急

[情急]

anxious

jímáng

急忙

[急忙]

hastily

jídài

急待

[急待]

to need urgently
to need doing without delay

zháojí

着急

[著急]

to worry; to feel anxious
to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry
Taiwan pr. (zhāoji)

xīnjí

心急

[心急]

anxious
impatient

yìngjí

应急

[應急]

to respond to an emergency
to meet a contingency
(attributive) emergency

jīngjí

惊急

[驚急]

stunned and anxious

jíxìng

急性

[急性]

acute

zhuōjí

捉急

[捉急]

humorous pronunciation of 著急／着急 (zháojí)

jípài

急派

[急派]

to rush

jízhèng

急症

[急症]

acute disease
medical emergency

jíjù

急遽

[急遽]

rapid; sudden

huǒjí

火急

[火急]

extremely urgent

jínàn

急难

[急難]

misfortune
crisis
grave danger
critical situation
disaster
emergency
to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament

hóují

喉急

[喉急]

variant of 猴急 (hóují)

jíyòng

急用

[急用]

to need sth urgently
urgently required

jíjiù

急救

[急救]

to give emergency treatment
first aid

jíxū

急需

[急需]

to urgently need
urgent need

jíyào

急要

[急要]

urgent

jíchí

急驰

[急馳]

to speed along

tèjí

特急

[特急]

especially urgent
top priority

jíbǎn

急板

[急板]

(music) presto

jìngjí

劲急

[勁急]

strong and swift

jíliú

急流

[急流]

torrent

jíxí

急袭

[急襲]

sudden attack

jiāojí

焦急

[焦急]

anxiety
anxious

jiājí

加急

[加急]

to expedite
(of a delivery etc) expedited
express
urgent

jíyǎn

急眼

[急眼]

to be anxious
to get angry with sb

jízhuǎn

急转

[急轉]

to whirl
to turn around quickly

jísù

急速

[急速]

hurried
at a great speed
rapid (development)

xìngjí

性急

[性急]

impatient

jíxìngzi

急性子

[急性子]

impetuous person
excitable person

jíxíngjūn

急行军

[急行軍]

rapid advance
forced march

jípāipāi

急拍拍

[急拍拍]

hurried
impatient
rushed

jíhūnzú

急婚族

[急婚族]

(coll.) those who are in a rush to get married

yàjíxìng

亚急性

[亞急性]

subacute

gānzháojí

干着急

[乾著急]

to worry helplessly

jíhǒuhǒu

急吼吼

[急吼吼]

impatient

jíxìngrén

急性人

[急性人]

impetuous person
excitable person

jíjiùxiāng

急救箱

[急救箱]

first-aid kit

jíshāchē

急刹车

[急剎車]

emergency braking

jíjiùzhàn

急救站

[急救站]

emergency desk
first aid office

qíngjíliǎo

情急了

[情急了]

mythical talking bird
mynah bird

jízhuǎnwān

急转弯

[急轉彎]

to make a sudden turn

fāhóují

发喉急

[發喉急]

to get in a rage

jíxìngbìng

急性病

[急性病]

acute illness
fig. impetuous
impatient

jíxiānfēng

急先锋

[急先鋒]

daring vanguard
pioneer
leading figure

guàjízhěn

挂急诊

[掛急診]

to register as an emergency case at a hospital

jícōngcōng

急匆匆

[急匆匆]

hurried
hasty

jízhěnshì

急诊室

[急診室]

emergency room

qìjíbàihuài

气急败坏

[氣急敗壞]

flustered and exasperated
utterly discomfited

jírénzhīnàn

急人之难

[急人之難]

anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)

jǐnjíyìngbiàn

紧急应变

[緊急應變]

emergency management

shíwànhuǒjí

十万火急

[十萬火急]

most urgent
posthaste
express

jízhuǎnzhíxià

急转直下

[急轉直下]

to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change

xīnjíhuǒliǎo

心急火燎

[心急火燎]

to burn with anxiety

rényǒusānjí

人有三急

[人有三急]

(jocular) to need to answer the call of nature

jíchìbáiliǎn

急赤白脸

[急赤白臉]

to worry oneself sick
to fret

jǐnjíshìjiàn

紧急事件

[緊急事件]

emergency

lǐjíhòuzhòng

里急后重

[裡急後重]

(medicine) tenesmus

jíxìngchángyán

急性肠炎

[急性腸炎]

acute enteritis

chǎngqūyìngjí

场区应急

[場區應急]

site area emergency (nuclear facility emergency classification)

jígōngjìnlì

急功近利

[急功近利]

seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

jíxìngzhàoshè

急性照射

[急性照射]

acute exposure

jǐnjízhuàngtài

紧急状态

[緊急狀態]

state of emergency

huǎnjíxiāngjì

缓急相济

[緩急相濟]

to help one another in difficulty
mutual assistance in extremity

jíbùkěnài

急不可耐

[急不可耐]

unable to wait

jǐnjíshūsàn

紧急疏散

[緊急疏散]

emergency evacuation

gǒujítiàoqiáng

狗急跳墙

[狗急跳牆]

a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
to be driven to desperate action

jíyúxīnghuǒ

急于星火

[急於星火]

see 急如星火 (jírúxīnghuǒ)

yìngjídàimìng

应急待命

[應急待命]

emergency standby
to be on standby

qīngzhònghuǎnjí

轻重缓急

[輕重緩急]

slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
sense of priority

cāozhīguòjí

操之过急

[操之過急]

to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
overhasty

yìngjízhàoshè

应急照射

[應急照射]

emergency exposure (nuclear energy)

dāngwùzhījí

当务之急

[當務之急]

(idiom) top priority job; matter of vital importance

jíyúqiúchéng

急于求成

[急於求成]

anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
impatient for result
impetuous

jírúxīnghuǒ

急如星火

[急如星火]

lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
extremely urgent

zhōujífúkùn

赒急扶困

[賙急扶困]

disaster relief

bùjízhīwù

不急之务

[不急之務]

a matter of no great urgency

xīnjírúfén

心急如焚

[心急如焚]

to burn with impatience
torn with anxiety

jǐnjíyīliáo

紧急医疗

[緊急醫療]

emergency medical care

huǎnbùjìjí

缓不济急

[緩不濟急]

lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
too slow to meet a pressing need

yìngjícuòshī

应急措施

[應急措施]

emergency measure

jígōnghàoyì

急公好义

[急公好義]

public-spirited

qíngjízhīxià

情急之下

[情急之下]

in a moment of desperation

dàoxuánzhījí

倒悬之急

[倒懸之急]

lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
dire straits

jíjímángmáng

急急忙忙

[急急忙忙]

hurriedly

huǎnjíqīngzhòng

缓急轻重

[緩急輕重]

slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
sense of priority
also written 輕重緩急／轻重缓急

qíngjízhìshēng

情急智生

[情急智生]

inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)
also written 情急之下

jízhōngshēngzhì

急中生智

[急中生智]

quick witted in an emergency
able to react resourcefully

jízuǐjíshé

急嘴急舌

[急嘴急舌]

lit. quick mouth and quick tongue
fig. to interrupt sb urgently and say one's piece
to chime in rapidly

chǎngwàiyìngjí

场外应急

[場外應急]

general emergency (or "off-site emergency") (nuclear facility emergency classification)

jíbùkědài

急不可待

[急不可待]

impatient
eager to
anxious to

ránméizhījí

燃眉之急

[燃眉之急]

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
extreme emergency

jíxìnglánwěiyán

急性阑尾炎

[急性闌尾炎]

acute appendicitis (medicine)

bìngjíluàntóuyī

病急乱投医

[病急亂投醫]

lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis

jiùjíbùjiùqióng

救急不救穷

[救急不救窮]

help the starving but not the poor (idiom)

huángshàngbùjítàijiànjí

皇上不急太监急

[皇上不急太監急]

see 皇帝不急太監急／皇帝不急太监急 (huángdìbùjítàijiànjí)

huángdìbùjítàijiànjí

皇帝不急太监急

[皇帝不急太監急]

lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved

huángshàngbùjíjítàijiàn

皇上不急急太监

[皇上不急急太監]

see 皇帝不急太監急／皇帝不急太监急 (huángdìbùjítàijiànjí)

liánbāngjǐnjícuòshīshǔ

联邦紧急措施署

[聯邦緊急措施署]

Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA

huángdìbùjíjísǐtàijiàn

皇帝不急急死太监

[皇帝不急急死太監]

see 皇帝不急太監急／皇帝不急太监急 (huángdìbùjítàijiànjí)

xīnjíchībuliǎorèdòufu

心急吃不了热豆腐

[心急吃不了熱豆腐]

hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
one just has to be patient
haste will ruin everything

yánzhòngjíxìnghūxīxìtǒngzōnghézhèng

严重急性呼吸系统综合症

[嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症]

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)