Definition
急于 (jí yú) means 'eager to' or 'in a hurry to' do an action and is always followed by a verb phrase. It focuses on the person's eagerness to act, unlike 急需 (jí xū) 'to urgently need', which usually takes a noun object and emphasizes the necessity of something.
verb
to be eager toto be in a hurry to
Easily confused
- 给予jǐ yǔsound-alike(formal/literary) to give, to grant, to render
- 基于jī yúsound-alikebased on, on the basis of, because of
- 机遇jī yùsound-alikeopportunity; favorable circumstance
Examples
- 急于，。Bié jí yú duì biéren fāhuǒ, xiān lěngjìng yíxià.Don't be eager to get angry at others; calm down first.
- 急于，。Tā jí yú huíjiā, lián fàn dōu méi chī jiù zǒu le.He was in such a hurry to go home that he left without even eating.
- 急于，。Wǒmen bú yào jí yú zuò chū jiélùn, hái xūyào gèng duō zhèngjù.We shouldn't be in a hurry to draw a conclusion; we still need more evidence.
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