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缓急相济

huǎn jí xiāng jìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to help one another in difficulty / mutual assistance in extremity
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-33ac05a4a2d88277. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

緩急相濟 缓急相济 [huan3 ji2 xiang1 ji4] /to help one another in difficulty/mutual assistance in extremity/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 緩急相濟

  • 缓
    huǎn

    slow / unhurried / sluggish / gradual / not tense / relaxed / to postpone / to defer / to stall / to stave off / to revive / to recuperate

  • 急
    jí

    urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried / to make (sb) anxious

  • 相
    xiāng

    each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])

    xiàng

    appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

    Xiāng

    surname Xiang

  • 济
    jǐ

    used in 濟濟|济济[jǐ jǐ]

    jì

    to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help

    Jǐ

    used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水[Jǐ Shuǐ] / surname Ji

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.