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迫切

pò qièdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
urgent; pressing
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-291a3d14ebf1ed9b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

迫切 迫切 [po4 qie4] /urgent; pressing/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 迫
    pò

    to persecute / to oppress / embarrassed / to force / to compel / to approach or go towards / urgent / pressing

    pǎi

    used in 迫擊炮|迫击炮[pǎi jī pào]

  • 切
    qiē

    to cut; to slice; to carve / (math.) tangential

    qiè

    definitely; absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fǎn qiè] system should be applied to the previous two characters)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.