应急 (yìng jí) — to respond to an emergency; emergency (attributive use)
Definition
应急 (yìngjí) means to respond to or handle an emergency, and as an attributive it means 'emergency' (应急物资, 应急电话). It focuses on the action/response, while 紧急 is the adjective describing the situation itself.
verb
to respond to an emergencyemergency (attributive use)
Examples
- ，应急。Yù dào dì zhèn shí, wǒ men bì xū lì kè qǐ dòng yìng jí yù àn.When an earthquake hits, we must activate the emergency plan immediately.
- 应急24。Zhè ge yìng jí diàn huà 24 xiǎo shí yǒu rén zhí shǒu.This emergency phone is staffed 24 hours a day.
- ，应急。Dà jiā bú yào huāng, wǒ men zhǔn bèi le chōng zú de yìng jí wù zī.Don't panic, we have prepared plenty of emergency supplies.
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