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急事 (jí shì) — urgent matter, pressing business

Definition

noun
urgent matterpressing business
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 急事。
    Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn jí shì xū yào mǎ shàng chǔ lǐ.
    I have an urgent matter that needs to be handled immediately.
  • 急事，。
    Tā tū rán shuō yǒu jí shì, jiù zǒu le.
    He suddenly said he had an urgent matter and left.
  • 急事。
    Yù dào jí shì qiān wàn bú yào huāng zhāng.
    When encountering an urgent matter, never panic.

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
事shìmatter

“急” means urgent and “事” means matter, giving an urgent matter.

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

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

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