1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
倒悬之急
dào xuán zhī jí
1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2 dire straits
含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
1 to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
2 to make oblique charges
3 to make insinuations
4 to insinuate
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
2 one just has to be patient
3 haste will ruin everything
急人之难
jí rén zhī nàn
1 anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
2 extremely urgent
急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
1 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
2 impatient for result
3 impetuous
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
情急智生
qíng jí zhì shēng
1 inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)
2 also written 情急之下
操之过急
cāo zhī guò jí
1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
2 overhasty
救急不救穷
jiù jí bù jiù qióng
1 help the starving but not the poor (idiom)
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
2 uninspired imitation
燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
2 extreme emergency
狗急跳墙
gǒu jí tiào qiáng
1 a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
2 to be driven to desperate action
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
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 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
缓不济急
huǎn bù jì jí
1 lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation