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加急 (jiā jí) — urgent (used attributively, e.g. for telegrams, mail, orders)

Definition

adjective
urgent (used attributively, e.g. for telegrams, mail, orders)

Examples

  • 加急。
    Zhè shì yì fēng jiā jí diàn bào.
    This is an urgent telegram.
  • 加急。
    Wǒ men shōu dào le yí gè jiā jí dìng dān.
    We received an urgent order.
  • 加急。
    Qǐng yòng jiā jí fāng shì jì sòng zhè fèn wén jiàn.
    Please send this document by urgent delivery.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

加jiāadd
急jíurgency

Adding urgency marks a message or order as needing immediate handling.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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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.

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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Appears in
Mail & Messaging

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