Word: 急 (jí)

万事皆从急中错

wànshì jiē cóng jí zhōng cuò

all mistakes come from being in a hurry

不要急着结婚。

Búyào jízhe jiéhūn.

There's no rush to get married.

事情很急，我们不能再耗下去了。

Shìqing hěn jí, wǒmen bùnéng zài hào xiàqù le.

This is urgent, so we can't keep dragging it out any longer.

什么事那么急？

Shénme shì nàme jí?

What's the hurry?

他吃得太急，差点窒息。

Tā chī de tài jí, chàdiǎn zhìxī.

He ate so fast that he nearly choked.

你着什么急？

Nǐ zhe shénme jí?

What's worrying you?

兔子急了咬三口

tùzi jíle yǎo sān kǒu

a cornered rabbit bites three times

别急，时间还多着呢。

Bié jí, shíjiān hái duō zhe ne.

There's no need to panic. There's plenty of time.

别急，水滴石穿，慢慢来。

Bié jí, shuǐdīshíchuān, mànmànlái.

Don't rush; persistent effort overcomes any difficulty, so take it slowly.

别急，熟能生巧嘛。

Bié jí, shúnéngshēngqiǎo ma.

Don't rush, practice makes perfect.

吉田，不要急。

Jítián, búyào jí.

Yoshida, don't stress.

君子周急不周富

jūnzǐ zhōu jí bùzhōu fù

a gentleman helps the needy, not the rich

好汉怕赖汉，赖汉怕急汉

hǎohàn pà lài hàn, lài hàn pà jí hàn

a good man fears a scoundrel, a scoundrel fears a desperate man

平时肯帮人，急时有人帮

píngshí kěn bāng rén, jí shí yǒurén bāng

help others in ordinary times, and others will help you in an emergency

急中有失，怒中无智

jí zhōng yǒushī, nù zhōng wú zhì

in haste there are mistakes, in anger there is no wisdom

急出嫁，嫁不下好汉子

jí chūjià, jià búxià hǎo hànzi

in a hurry to marry out, she won't marry a good man

急惊风碰上慢郎中，越等越急

jí jīngfēng pèngshàng màn lángzhōng, yuè děng yuè jí

acute infantile convulsions meet a slow doctor: the longer you wait, the more anxious you get

急水也有回头浪

jí shuǐ yě yǒu huítóu làng

even fast water has waves that turn back

急水滩头慢行船

jí shuǐ tāntóu màn xíngchuán

at a rapid shoal, sail the boat slowly

急生智，气生恚

jí shēng zhì, qì shēng huì

urgency gives birth to wit, anger gives birth to resentment

我们没必要急。

Wǒmen méi bìyào jí.

We didn't need to hurry.

我并没有很急。

Wǒ bìng méiyǒu hěn jí.

I'm not in that much of a hurry.

水流不是很急。

Shuǐliú bú shì hěn jí.

The stream is not very swift.

火烧眉毛尖,急上加急

huǒshāoméimao jiān,jí shang jiājí

Fire singes the tips of the eyebrows: urgent on top of urgent

狗急跳墙，鸡急起飞

gǒujítiàoqiáng, jī jí qǐfēi

a cornered dog jumps the wall, a cornered chicken flies up

猫急上树，狗急跳墙

māo jí shàng shù, gǒujítiàoqiáng

a cornered cat climbs a tree; a cornered dog jumps a wall

百年树人，教育不能急。

Bǎiniánshùrén, jiàoyù bùnéng jí.

Raising people takes many years, so education can't be rushed.

老鼠急了会咬猫

lǎoshǔ jíle huì yǎo māo

a cornered rat will bite the cat

该急不急，易失战机；该缓不缓，难以精算

gāi jí bù jí, yì shī zhànjī; gāi huǎn bù huǎn, nányǐ jīngsuàn

if you don't hurry when you should, you easily lose the chance; if you don't slow down when you should, you can't calculate carefully

走马有个前蹄失，急水也有回头浪

zǒumǎ yǒu gè qián tí shī, jí shuǐ yě yǒu huítóu làng

even a galloping horse stumbles on a front hoof; even fast water has backward waves

过年了，务工的人都急着回家。

Guònián le, wùgōng de rén dōu jízhe huíjiā.

It's the New Year, and the migrant workers are all eager to go home.

雨下得真急。

Yǔ xià de zhēn jí.

It's raining really hard.