Chinese word dictionary

猴急

hóu jí · impatient; to be in a rush (to do sth); anxious

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Word information

Simplified猴急

Traditional猴急

Pinyinhóu jí

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

猴hóu

monkey, ape; like a monkey

急jí

anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent

How to learn 猴急

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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急jí

urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious

着急zháojí

to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]

猴子hóuzi

monkey; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

急忙jímáng

hastily

急需jíxū

to urgently need; urgent need

急诊jízhěn

to give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call)