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急于星火 — “Extremely urgent and pressing, demanding immediate action”

急于星火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely urgent and pressing, demanding immediate action”. Literally, “As urgent as a meteor's flash”.

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急于星火 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 急jí
  • 于yú
  • 星xīng
  • 火huǒ

急于星火 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
急
jí9urgent, anxious, or rapid
于
yú3at, in, on, to, from
星
xīng9star, celestial body
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular

Example Sentence with 急于星火

这项研究的进展急于星火,团队成员们都在争分夺秒地工作。
The progress of this research is extremely urgent, and team members are working against the clock.

Idioms Related to 急于星火

Synonyms of 急于星火

  • jí急rú如xīng星huǒ火extremely urgent

More idioms starting with 急

  • jí急sān三huǒ火sì四to be in a great hurry
  • jí急bù不jí及dài待too impatient to wait
  • jí急bù不kě可dài待too impatient to wait
  • jí急bù不kě可nài耐too impatient to wait
  • jí急bù不zé择yán言speak in haste without choosing words
  • jí急bù不zé择lù路too hurried to choose a path
  • jí急bù不zé择tú途too hurried to choose a path
  • jí急bù不xiá暇zé择too rushed to choose carefully
  • jí急zhōng中shēng生zhì智wisdom born of urgency
  • jí急yú于shì事gōng功eager for quick success
  • jí急yú于qiú求chéng成eager for quick success
  • jí急rén人zhī之wēi危eager to help others in danger

Questions about 急于星火

What does 急于星火 mean?
急于星火 (jí yú xīng huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely urgent and pressing, demanding immediate action”.
How do you pronounce 急于星火?
急于星火 is pronounced jí yú xīng huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 急于星火 literally mean?
Literally, 急于星火 means “as urgent as a meteor's flash”. It is used to mean “Extremely urgent and pressing, demanding immediate action”.
What is the Chinese definition of 急于星火?
星火:流星。象流星的光从空中急闪而过。形容非常急促紧迫。
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