人有三急

rényǒusānjí

phrase

Meanings

1 (jocular) 'people have three urgent needs' — i.e. nature calls

Characters

Examples

等我一下，人有三急。

Děng wǒ yíxià, rényǒusānjí.

Hold on a sec — when nature calls, it calls.

人有三急，他急忙跑去厕所。

Rényǒusānjí, tā jímáng pǎo qù cèsuǒ.

Nature called, and he hurried off to the toilet.

Tips

register

Polite, slightly humorous euphemism for needing the bathroom. The 三急 (three urgencies) are traditionally 内急 (toilet), 性急 (sex), and 心急 (anxiety) — though in everyday use it just means 'I need to pee.' Safe in mixed company.

Stroke Order

人 rén

有 yǒu

三 sān

急 jí