急如星火 jírúxīnghuǒ extremely urgent Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 急 jí adjective urgent pressing; requiring immediate attention如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if星火 xīnghuǒ urgent matter a metaphor for something extremely urgent or pressing, often used in the phrase 急如星火 jírúxīnghuǒ
