Common Meanings
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jù遽
Suddenly; abruptly; hastily.
他遽然起身，似乎想起了什么要紧的事。
He suddenly stood up, as if he remembered something important.
To be startled, alarmed, or in a state of panic/flurry, often expressing a sudden change or urgency.
她听到这个突如其来的消息，脸上顿时现出惶遽之色。
When she heard the sudden news, a look of panic immediately appeared on her face.
An ancient fast horse or post carriage used for delivering messages.
信使乘遽星夜兼程，终将急报送达。
The messenger, riding a swift courier, traveled day and night and finally delivered the urgent report.
Used in rhetorical questions to express that something is not necessarily or immediately true, often meaning 'how could it then/therefore be that...' or 'how could it possibly be that...'.
生活中有挫折很正常，我们又何遽因此而放弃呢？
It's normal to encounter setbacks in life; why should we then immediately give up because of them?