HSK 6 · Emotions

急切 jíqiè “eager” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 急切 means

  1. eager
  2. urgent
  3. impatient

How to say 急切

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale急jí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale切qiè4th tone, falling

急切 in a sentence

  1. 做事千万别过于急切，把事情搞砸了。

    Zuòshì qiānwàn bié guòyú jíqiè, bǎ shìqing gǎozá le.

    Whatever you do, don’t rush things and mess them up.

    Sentence #10081664 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他急切地学习了日语。

    Tā jíqiè de xuéxí le Rìyǔ.

    He studied Japanese eagerly.

    Sentence #8899417 from Tatoeba

  3. 汤姆好像很急切。

    Tāngmǔ hǎoxiàng hěn jíqiè.

    Tom seems very eager.

    Sentence #8899415 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 急切 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 急 (jí) with each of its parts in a different colour
急jíurgent
  • 刍to mow · chúSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 刍 (chú) hints at the sound. Compare it with jí.

The character 切 (qiè) with each of its parts in a different colour
切qièdefinitely; absolutely
  • 七seven · qīSound part
  • 刀knife · dāoMeaning part

刀 hints at the meaning (knife); 七 (qī) hints at the sound. Compare it with qiè.

How to write 急切

急 9 strokes · 切 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

急切 (jíqiè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 急切 (jíqiè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 急切

Words with 急

急jí · anxious着急zháojí · to worry急诊jízhěn · emergency treatment紧急jǐnjí · urgent急忙jímáng · hastily急剧jíjù · sharp焦急jiāojí · anxious急躁jízào · impatient急功近利jígōngjìnlì · eager for quick results and profit急于求成jíyúqiúchéng · too eager for success

Words with 切

一切yíqiè · everything切qiē · to cut密切mìqiè · close迫切pòqiè · urgent亲切qīnqiè · amiable恳切kěnqiè · earnest切实qièshí · practical确切quèqiè · exact

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

惊奇jīngqí · surprised警惕jǐngtì · to be vigilant惊讶jīngyà · surprised津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèi · with relish激情jīqíng · passion寄托jìtuō · to place (hopes) on急于求成jíyúqiúchéng · too eager for success急躁jízào · impatient

FAQs

急切 (jíqiè) means “eager” or “urgent”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jíqiè: jí with a 2nd tone, then qiè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 急切 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiqie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 急切 from the suggestions. Typing jiqie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
急切 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.