紧急状态 (jǐn jí zhuàng tài) — state of emergency | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

state of emergency

Examples

紧急状态。
Zhèng fǔ xuān bù quán guó jìn rù jǐn jí zhuàng tài.
The government declared a state of emergency nationwide.
紧急状态，。
Zài jǐn jí zhuàng tài qī jiān, gōng mín bì xū zūn shǒu tè shū guī dìng.
During a state of emergency, citizens must follow special regulations.
，紧急状态。
Hóng shuǐ guò hòu, dāng dì zhèng fǔ hěn kuài jiě chú le jǐn jí zhuàng tài.
After the flood, the local government quickly lifted the state of emergency.

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.

紧急urgent

紧jǐnurgent急jíurgent

联合Coordinate

状态state

状zhuàngform态tàicondition

联合Coordinate

紧 and 急 combine for urgent, while 状 and 态 combine for state; an urgent state.

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.

臤糸緊

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.

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.

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 狀; 状 is its simplified writing.

爿犬狀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

爿

爿pán狀zhuàng

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

The traditional form 狀 pairs 犬 (dog) with 爿 as a sound component; the simplified 状 is a shorthand, not the historical shape.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

太心态

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

太

太tài态tài

Same sound today

态 is made of 太, which gives the sound, and 心 (heart).

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