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title: "Jixing Meaning: 急性 (acute) or 畸形 (deformed)?"
description: "急性 (jíxìng) means “acute”. Not the jixing you heard? See 畸形, 记性. Hear its tones, see what 急 and 性 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 急性 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

急性 jíxìng

## acute

## It can also mean

- impatient (as in 急性子)

## Its characters

1. 急 jí to be impatient
2. 性 xìng nature

## In a sentence

他得了急性肠胃炎，住院了。 He got acute gastroenteritis and was hospitalized.

[More about 急性](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%80%A5%E6%80%A7)

## Other words said jixing

- [畸形jīxíngdeformed](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%95%B8%E5%BD%A2)
- [记性jìxingmemory (ability to remember)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AE%B0%E6%80%A7)

## More words with 急 or 性

- [感性 gǎnxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganxing)
- [个性 gèxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gexing)
- [惯性 guànxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanxing)
- [急救 jíjiù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jijiu)
- [急剧 jíjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiju)
- [急忙 jímáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jimang)
- [紧急 jǐnjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinji)
- [良性 liángxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liangxing)
- [理性 lǐxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lixing)
- [慢性 mànxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/manxing)

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