急匆匆

jícōngcōng

adjective #25,204

Meanings

1 hurried
2 hasty
3 in a rush

Characters

urgent / anxious / hasty

hurried / rushed

hurried / rushed (reduplicated for emphasis)

Examples

他急匆匆地跑出了教室。

Tā jícōngcōng de pǎo chū le jiàoshì.

He rushed out of the classroom in a hurry.

她急匆匆地吃完早饭就出门了。

Tā jícōngcōng de chī wán zǎofàn jiù chūmén le.

She hastily finished breakfast and headed out.

Tips

grammar

急匆匆 follows the pattern of 形容词 + 匆匆 used adverbially before a verb. It is typically followed by 地 (de) in formal writing: 急匆匆地 + verb.

Stroke Order

急 jí

匆 cōng