急切 jíqiè eager
eager; impatient
How to remember 急切: 急 urgent + 切 cut = eager.
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- Eager and impatient / urgent: 急切地想知道 (jíqiè de xiǎng zhīdào) anxiously wanting to know, 急切的心情 (an urgent, impatient mood).
- Describes a keen, can't-wait state of mind.
- Written; compare 迫切 (pòqiè, pressing/urgent, more about necessity) - 急切 stresses the impatient feeling.