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紧迫

jǐn pò · jin po

Traditional 緊迫

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. pressing
  2. urgent
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  1. Dengdeng

    时间(shíjiān)很(hěn)紧迫(jǐnpò)，我们(wǒmen)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)后(hòu)要(yào)出门(chūmén)。

    Time is tight. We have to leave in ten minutes!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，我(wǒ)在(zài)收拾(shōushi)行李(xíngli)。

    I know. I am packing my luggage.

  3. Dengdeng

    时间(shíjiān)这么(zhème)紧迫(jǐnpò)，你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)在(zài)挑(tiāo)袜子(wàzi)？

    Time is so tight. Why are you choosing socks?

  4. Liangliang

    颜色(yánsè)不对(bùduì)，我(wǒ)不能(bùnéng)出门(chūmén)。

    The colour is wrong. I can't go out.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)，现在(xiànzài)只有(zhǐyǒu)八分钟(bāfēnzhōng)了(le)！

    Then hurry up. Now there are only eight minutes!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

周(zhōu)五(wǔ)上(shàng)午(wǔ)时(shí)间(jiān)非(fēi)常(cháng)紧(jǐn)迫(pò)。

Time was in short supply on Friday morning.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by raggione · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

面(miàn)对(duì)紧(jǐn)迫(pò)的(de)任(rèn)务(wu)，我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)马(mǎ)上(shàng)行(xíng)动(dòng)。

Facing an urgent task, we must act immediately.

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