情急 (qíng jí) — desperate (to the point of acting rashly); in a panic
Definition
Means panicking or desperate enough to act rashly, almost always followed by 之下/之中 ('in a moment of…') to introduce the rash action.
adjective
desperate (to the point of acting rashly)in a panic
Examples
- 情急，。qíng jí Zhī xià, tā shuō le bù gāi shuō de huà.In a moment of desperation, he said things he shouldn't have.
- 情急。Tā qíng jí zhī zhōng zuò chū le cuò wù de jué dìng.She made a wrong decision in her panic.
- 情急，。Bié qíng jí, xiān lěng jìng xià lái zài xiǎng bàn fǎ.Don't panic — calm down first and then think of a solution.
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