性急

xìngjí

adjective #28,492

Meanings

1 impatient; hasty
2 hot-tempered; quick to act

Characters

nature; character; temperament

urgent; hurried; anxious

Examples

HSK 3

他性急，总是等不了几分钟。

Tā xìngjí, zǒngshì děng bù liǎo jǐ fēnzhōng.

He's impatient and can never wait even a few minutes.

HSK 7-9

性急的人容易犯错，做事要沉着。

Xìngjí de rén róngyì fàncuò, zuòshì yào chénzhuó.

Impulsive people make mistakes easily; one should act calmly.

Tips

memory

性 (nature; temperament) + 急 (urgent; hurried) = a temperament that is always in a rush. Think of someone whose inner nature (性) is perpetually on urgent (急) mode.

Stroke Order

性 xìng

急 jí