急转弯
jí zhuǎn wān
Pinyin

Definition

急转弯
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jí zhuǎn wān
  1. to make a sudden turn

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

急
jí
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 pressing
  3. 3 rapid
  4. 4 hurried
  5. 5 worried
  6. 6 to make (sb) anxious
急于
jí yú
  1. 1 eager to
  2. 2 in a hurry to
着急
zháo jí
  1. 1 to worry
  2. 2 to feel anxious
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí]
尿急
niào jí
  1. 1 urinary urgency
心急
xīn jí
  1. 1 anxious
  2. 2 impatient
急促
jí cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried and brief
  3. 3 rushing
急切
jí qiè
  1. 1 eager
  2. 2 impatient
急刹车
jí shā chē
  1. 1 emergency braking
急剧
jí jù
  1. 1 rapid
  2. 2 sudden
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
急匆匆
jí cōng cōng
  1. 1 hurried
  2. 2 hasty
急忙
jí máng
  1. 1 hastily
急急忙忙
jí jí máng máng
  1. 1 hurriedly
急性
jí xìng
  1. 1 acute
急性子
jí xìng zi
  1. 1 impetuous person
  2. 2 excitable person
急救
jí jiù
  1. 1 first aid
  2. 2 emergency treatment
急用
jí yòng
  1. 1 to need sth urgently
  2. 2 urgently required
急着
jí zhe
  1. 1 urgently
急诊
jí zhěn
  1. 1 emergency call
  2. 2 emergency (medical) treatment
急躁
jí zào
  1. 1 irritable
  2. 2 irascible
  3. 3 impetuous

Idioms (17)

倒悬之急
dào xuán zhī jí
  1. 1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. 2 dire straits
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
  1. 1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2 one just has to be patient
  3. 3 haste will ruin everything
急人之难
jí rén zhī nàn
  1. 1 anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
  1. 1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
  2. 2 extremely urgent
急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
  1. 1 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
  2. 2 impatient for result
  3. 3 impetuous
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
  1. 1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
情急智生
qíng jí zhì shēng
  1. 1 inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 情急之下
操之过急
cāo zhī guò jí
  1. 1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
  2. 2 overhasty
救急不救穷
jiù jí bù jiù qióng
  1. 1 help the starving but not the poor (idiom)
燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency
狗急跳墙
gǒu jí tiào qiáng
  1. 1 a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
  2. 2 to be driven to desperate action
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
  1. 1 lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
  1. 1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
缓不济急
huǎn bù jì jí
  1. 1 lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
  2. 2 too slow to meet a pressing need
缓急轻重
huǎn jí qīng zhòng
  1. 1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
  2. 2 sense of priority
  3. 3 also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
轻重缓急
qīng zhòng huǎn jí
  1. 1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
  2. 2 sense of priority

Sample Sentences

哎呀！这...您没警告我这是脑筋急转弯呐，我这死脑筋哪里转得过来？
āiyā ！zhè . . . nín méi jǐnggào wǒ zhè shì nǎojīnjízhuǎnwān nà ，wǒ zhè sǐnǎojīn nǎli zhuǎn de guòlai ？
Oh damn! This... you didn't warn me that it there was a twist. How is this blasted brain of mine able to twist?
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赵露，你在跟我玩脑筋急转弯吗？我累了，要去休息。你也早点睡吧。
Zhào Lù ，nǐ zài gēn wǒ wán nǎojīnjízhuǎnwān ma ？wǒ lèi le ，yào qù xiūxi 。nǐ yě zǎo diǎn shuì ba 。
Zhao Lu, are you playing with my mind? I'm tired. I need to rest. You go to bed early too.
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