# 急剧 (jíjù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 急剧 (jíjù) means “rapid; sudden”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: rapid; sudden
- Pinyin: jíjù (ji2 ju4)
- Traditional: 急劇
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 昨天晚上气温急剧下降。
  Zuótiān wǎnshang qìwēn jíjù xiàjiàng.
  The temperature dropped suddenly last night.

## Characters

- [急](https://hanziro.com/word/ji-urgent/) (jí): urgent; anxious
- [剧](https://hanziro.com/word/ju-drama/) (jù): drama; play

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-ju-rapid/

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