Meaning of 应急
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to respond to an emergency
- to meet a contingency
- (attributive) emergency
How to use 应急
应急 is often used before a noun to mean "emergency," as in 应急措施 (yìngjí cuòshī) emergency measures or 应急灯 (yìngjí dēng) emergency light. It can also be a verb meaning to handle a sudden need. Example: 这些钱你先拿去应急。(Zhèxiē qián nǐ xiān ná qù yìngjí.) Take this money first to cover the emergency.
应急 is built from 应 (yìng), to respond, as in 反应 (fǎnyìng), plus 急 (jí), urgent, as in 紧急 (jǐnjí). Put them together and you get "respond to something urgent."
Common mistake: Learners often read 应 here with the first tone, as in 应该 (yīnggāi). In 应急 it is fourth tone, yìng, the same as in 反应 (fǎnyìng) and 适应 (shìyìng).
Stroke order for each character
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应 yīng · to agree · 7 strokes
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急 jí · urgent · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 应急.
| 应该 | yīnggāi | ought to; should; must |
| 答应 | dāying | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise |
| 反应 | fǎnyìng | to react; to respond |
| 紧急 | jǐnjí | urgent; emergency |
| 适应 | shìyìng | to adapt; to fit |
| 应当 | yīngdāng | should; ought to |
| 应用 | yìngyòng | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) |
| 着急 | zháojí | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry |
| 供应 | gōngyìng | to supply; to provide (goods, services etc) |
| 急忙 | jímáng | hastily |
| 相应 | xiāngyìng | to correspond; answering (one another) |
| 对应 | duìyìng | to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to |
Questions about 应急
What does 应急 mean?
应急 (yìngjí) means "to respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency".
How do you write 应急?
应急 is made of 2 characters: 应 (7 strokes), 急 (9 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 应急 an HSK word?
Yes. 应急 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 应急 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 应急 is written 應急.
What is the difference between 应急 and 紧急?
紧急 (jǐnjí) describes a situation as urgent, as in 紧急情况 (an urgent situation). 应急 is about responding to that urgency, as in 应急方案 (an emergency response plan).
Can 应急 take an object like a normal verb?
Usually not. You say 用来应急 (used for emergencies) or 应急用 (for emergency use), rather than putting a direct object after 应急.