亟待解决 (jí dài jiě jué) — urgently needs to be solved; requires immediate…

Definition

A formal, written phrase meaning a problem must be dealt with right away — stronger and more literary than everyday 急需要解决.

verb

urgently needs to be solvedrequires immediate resolution

亟待解决。
Huán jìng wèn tí jí dài jiě jué.
The environmental problem urgently needs to be solved.
亟待解决，。
Zhè ge máo dùn jí dài jiě jué, bù néng zài tuō le.
This contradiction urgently needs to be resolved — we can't delay any further.
亟待解决，。
Shī yè wèn tí jí dài jiě jué, zhèng fǔ bì xū cǎi qǔ xíng dòng.
The unemployment issue urgently needs to be addressed; the government must take action.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

亟 places 人 (person) between 二 (two edges), marking the extremes around a person.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

彳寺待

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彳彳chì

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

寺sì待dài

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

待 is built from 彳 on the left and 寺 on the right; 彳 is tied to the meaning, and 寺 gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

角刀牛解

解 shows 刀 (knife) separating 角 (horn) from 牛 (cow), giving the picture of cutting up an ox.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 決; 决 is its simplified writing.

氵夬決

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

夬

夬guài決jué

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 決 has 氵 (water) and 夬, which gives the sound. This describes 決, not the simplified 决.