急切 meaning and pronunciation

急切
Simplified/traditional word

急切 English definition

jí qiè
  • eager
  • impatient

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  • 急 (jí): urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious;
  • 切 (qiè): (qie4) definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fan3 qie4]; (qie1) to cut; to slice; tangent (math);