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迫在眉睫 — “Imminent”

迫在眉睫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “imminent”. Extremely urgent; close at hand; pressing.

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迫在眉睫 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 迫pò
  • 在zài
  • 眉méi
  • 睫jié

迫在眉睫 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
迫
pò8force, compel, urgent, near
在
zài6to be at or in
眉
méi9eyebrow
睫
jié13eyelash

Example Sentence with 迫在眉睫

期末考试迫在眉睫,同学们都在紧张地复习。
The final exams are imminent, and students are all reviewing intensely.

Idioms Related to 迫在眉睫

Synonyms of 迫在眉睫

  • jí急rú如xīng星huǒ火extremely urgent
  • huǒ火shāo烧méi眉mao毛extremely urgent and pressing situation

Antonyms of 迫在眉睫

  • màn慢tiáo条sī斯lǐ理slow and deliberate

More idioms starting with 迫

  • pò迫bù不jí及dài待too impatient to wait
  • pò迫bù不kě可dài待too impatient to wait
  • pò迫bù不dé得yǐ已have no alternative but to
  • pò迫yú于méi眉jié睫imminent and urgent
  • pò迫qiè切chén陈cí词urgently state one's views
  • pò迫zài在méi眉jiān尖extremely urgent and imminent

Questions about 迫在眉睫

What does 迫在眉睫 mean?
迫在眉睫 (pò zài méi jié) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “imminent”.
How do you pronounce 迫在眉睫?
迫在眉睫 is pronounced pò zài méi jié in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 迫在眉睫?
形容事情已到眼前,情势十分紧迫。
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