切切

qièqiè
  1. urgently
  2. eagerly
  3. worried
  4. (urge sb to) be sure to
  5. it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)

CEDICT

  1. (literary) be sure to; must
  2. (literary) earnest; sincere
  3. (literary) sad
  4. (literary) soft; having a small voice
  5. (literary) urgent; pressing
  6. be sure to; must
  7. earnest; sincere
  8. sad
  9. soft; having a small voice
  10. urgent; pressing

Wiktionary

  1. 情意真誠懇切。
  2. 深切的。
  3. 十分憂怨哀傷。
  4. 懷念、思念。
  5. 狀聲詞：(1)形容聲音悲切。宋．歐陽修〈秋聲賦〉：「淒淒切切，呼號憤發。」(2)形容聲音細小。唐．白居易〈琵琶行〉：「大弦嘈嘈如急雨，小弦切切如私語。」
  6. 告誡、叮嚀的語辭。多用在公文末尾。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 切 qiè
  1. definitely; absolutely (not)
  2. (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
  3. to grind
  4. (bound form) close to
  5. (bound form) eager
  6. to correspond to
  7. (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 fǎnqiè system should be applied to the previous two characters)
2 切 qiè
  1. definitely; absolutely (not)
  2. (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
  3. to grind
  4. (bound form) close to
  5. (bound form) eager
  6. to correspond to
  7. (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 fǎnqiè system should be applied to the previous two characters)

Containing this entry

低低切切 dīdīqièqiè
  1. in a low voice
  2. whispered
切切私語 qièqièsīyǔ a private whisper

Related entries

急著 jízhe urgently
不要急著結婚。

There's no rush to get married.

Don't rush into marriage.

Source: Tatoeba

競相 jìngxiāng
  1. competitive
  2. eagerly
  3. to vie
津津有味 jīnjīnyǒuwèi
  1. with keen interest (idiom)
  2. with great pleasure
  3. with gusto
  4. eagerly
他八个月大了，已经开始长牙了。他很高兴且几乎不会哭。他吃得津津有味，长得还有点胖嘟嘟的。他已经开始尖叫了，现在又想说话了。

He is eight months old and already has a tooth. He is very cheerful and almost never cries. He eats with great gusto and is quite chubby. He is already trying to scream and wants to talk now.

Source: Tatoeba

心焦 xīnjiāo
  1. worried
  2. anxious
悝 lǐ
  1. worried
  2. afflicted
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