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性急

xìngjí
adjective #28,492

Meanings

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

Examples

他性急，总是等不了几分钟。
Tā xìngjí, zǒng shì děng bù liǎo jǐ fēnzhōng.
He's impatient and can never wait even a few minutes.
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