紧迫感 (jǐn pò gǎn) — sense of urgency

Definition

noun
sense of urgency

Examples

  • ，紧迫感。
    Kǎo shì kuài dào le, tā yǒu yì zhǒng jǐn pò gǎn.
    The exam is coming soon, so he has a sense of urgency.
  • ，紧迫感。
    Wèi le gǎn shí jiān, wǒ men dōu xū yào yǒu jǐn pò gǎn.
    To hurry up, we all need to have a sense of urgency.
  • ，紧迫感。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù hěn jǐn jí, dà jiā yào yǒu jǐn pò gǎn.
    This project is very urgent; everyone must have a sense of urgency.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

紧迫urgent
紧jǐntight迫pòpressing
联合Side by side
感gǎnsense

'紧迫' means urgent, and '感' means a sense or feeling, giving a sense of urgency.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 緊; 紧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
臤
臤qiān緊jǐn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 緊 pairs 糸 (thread) with 臤 as a sound part; the simplified 紧 is a later shorthand.

Open 紧 →

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
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
白
白bái迫pò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 迫 pairs the walking radical 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 白, which gives the sound.

Open 迫 →

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

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

Open 感 →

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