| jí | urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried |
| 急 | urgent pressing rapid |
| 急不可待 | impatient eager to anxious to |
| 急不可耐 | unable to wait |
| 急中生智 | quick witted in an emergency able to react resourcefully |
| 急事 | urgent thing |
| 急于 | anxious impatient |
| 急于星火 | see 急如星火 |
| 急于求成 | anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success impatient for result impetuous |
| 急人之难 | anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom) |
| 急件 | urgent-mail; dispatch; rapid service |
| 急促 | urgent hurried and brief rushing |
| 急促声 | patter |
| 急先锋 | daring vanguard pioneer leading figure |
| 急公好义 | public-spirited |
| 急冲 | fling; ballistic kick; rish |
| 急切 | eager impatient |
| 急刹车 | emergency braking |
| 急剧 | rapid sudden |
| 急功近利 | seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return |
| 急务 | urgent task pressing matter |