亟待 (jí) — to need urgently, to be in urgent need of (formal)
Definition
Formal/written verb meaning 'urgently needs (doing)'. Stronger than 需要 — it stresses that delay is unacceptable. The object is usually an action or a problem, not a person.
verb
to need urgentlyto be in urgent need of (formal)
Examples
- 。Zhè ge chéng shì de jiāo tōng wèn tí jí jiě jué.The traffic problem in this city urgently needs to be solved.
- 亟待。Zāi qū rén mín de shēng mìng ān quán jí bǎo zhàng.The safety and lives of the people in the disaster area urgently need to be protected.
- 亟待。Zhè xiē gǎi gé cuò shī jí shí shī.These reform measures need to be implemented without delay.
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