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急用 (jí yòng) — urgent need; something that needs to be done or used right away

Definition

急用 is a noun meaning 'an urgent need' — something you must deal with or use right now. Often used as an excuse or reason to interrupt normal routines.

noun
urgent needsomething that needs to be done or used right away

Examples

  • 急用，。
    Wǒ zhè jǐ tiān yǒu jí yòng, xū yào yì bǐ qián.
    I have an urgent need these days — I need a sum of money.
  • 急用。
    Tā jiè zǒu wén jiàn shì yīn wèi yǒu jí yòng.
    He borrowed the documents because he had an urgent use for them.
  • 急用，。
    Rú guǒ méi jí yòng, jiù bié má fan dà jiā le.
    If there's no urgent need, don't trouble everyone.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

急jíurgent
用yònguse or need

急 (urgent) narrows 用 (use or need) to something urgently needed.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
及
及jí急jí
Same sound today

急 pairs 心 (heart) with 及, which gives the sound.

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

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

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