急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
  2. extremely urgent

CHARACTERS

急 jí
HSK 3
quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
星 xīng
HSK 1
a star, planet; any point of light
火 huǒ
HSK 2
fire, flame; burn; anger, rage