Chinese word dictionary

着急

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified着急

Traditional著急

Pinyinzháojí

Part of speech形

HSK 3.03

HSK 2.03

Character breakdown

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

着zhe

to make a move, to take action

急jí

anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent

How to learn 着急

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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着zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state; variant of 著|着[zhe5]

急jí

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

接着jiēzhe

to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn

随着suízhe

along with; in the wake of; following

有着yǒuzhe

to have; to possess

着火zháohuǒ

to catch fire