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Jyutping cit3 cit3
Pinyin qiè qiè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. urgently
  2. eagerly
  3. worried
  4. (urge sb to) be sure to
  5. it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, literary
    earnest; sincere
  2. adj, literary
    sad
  3. adj, literary
    urgent; pressing
    (syn.) 紧急, 險急, 緊迫, 急切, 急迫, 緊促, 緊逼逼, 緊要, 打紧, 危迫, 急急, 紧要, 险急, 促迫, 要紧, 紧逼逼, 孔急, 倥傯, 要緊, 打緊, 急, 紧张, 孔亟, 窘促, 加急, 迫切, 卒暴, 急促, 紧迫, 倥偬, 緊張, 急要, 紧促, 緊急, 遑急, 火急, 亟亟
  4. adj, literary
    soft; having a small voice
  5. adv, literary
    be sure to; must
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    请小心地呵护两人之间的感情。也许当你认为只是一个玩笑时,却真真切切地伤了对方的心。
    請小心地呵護兩人之間的感情。也許當你認為只是一個玩笑時,卻真真切切地傷了對方的心。
    qǐng xiǎo xīn dì hē hù liǎng rén zhī jiān de gǎn qíng 。 yě xǔ dāng nǐ rèn wéi zhǐ shì yí gè wán xiào shí , què zhēn zhēn qiè qiè dì shāng le duì fāng de xīn 。
    • Be mindful of your actions when in a relationship.What may seem playful to you could really be harmful to your partner.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢对袜薄切切,着返一头半个月就穿窿喇。
    呢對襪薄切切,着返一頭半個月就穿窿喇。
    ni1 deoi3 mat6 bok6 cit1 cit1, zoek3 faan1 jat1 tau4 bun3 go3 jyut6 zau6 cyun1 lung1 laa3.
    • This pair of socks are too thin that you'll get holes on it after wearing it for half a month.
  2. Cantonese
    嚿牛扒薄切切噉,攞嚟摄牙罅就差唔多。
    嚿牛扒薄切切噉,攞嚟攝牙罅就差唔多。
    gau6 ngau4 paa2 bok6 cit1 cit1 gam2, lo2 lai4 sip3 ngaa4 laa3 zau6 caa1 m4 do1.
    • The steak was so thin that it might as well have been an appetiser.
  3. Cantonese
    条裤短切切,抌咗佢啦。
    條褲短切切,抌咗佢啦。
    tiu4 fu3 dyun2 cit1 cit1, dam2 zo2 keoi5 laa1.
    • Your trousers are too short. Just throw them away.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    因为我切切地想见你们,要把些属灵的恩赐分给你们,使你们可以坚固
    因為我切切地想見你們,要把些屬靈的恩賜分給你們,使你們可以堅固
    yīn wèi wǒ qiè qiè de xiǎng jiàn nǐ men , yào bǎ xiē shǔ líng de ēn cì fēn gěi nǐ men , shǐ nǐ men kě yǐ jiān gù
    • For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established