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pò 迫 zài 在 méi 眉 jié 睫

迫在眉睫 pò zài méi jié

extremely urgent; imminent

Literally: press at eyebrow eyelash

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Origin

From the Zhuangzi and later the Liezi, where what is 'pressing at the eyebrows and lashes' means what is right before one's eyes.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; neutral to alarmed. Often 问题迫在眉睫 or 迫在眉睫的任务.

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  1. 考试迫在眉睫，他却还没开始复习。
    Kǎoshì pò zài méi jié, tā què hái méi kāishǐ fùxí.
    The exam is imminent, yet he still hasn't started reviewing.
    exam press at eyebrow eyelash, he however still not begin review
  2. 解决环境污染已经是迫在眉睫的问题了。
    Jiějué huánjìng wūrǎn yǐjīng shì pò zài méi jié de wèntí le.
    Tackling environmental pollution is already an extremely urgent problem.
    solve environment pollution already is press at eyebrow eyelash (particle) problem (particle)

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