Meaning of 火急火燎
火急火燎 means extremely anxious; burning with impatience; frantic with worry. Pronounced huǒ jí huǒ liǎo.
- extremely anxious; burning with impatience; frantic with worry
Definitions & Examples
Tīng听
shuō说
fā发
shēng生
le了
shì事
gù故
，
tā他
xīn心
lǐ里
huǒ火
jí急
huǒ火
liǎo燎
de的
。
Upon hearing about the accident, he became extremely anxious.
Yǎn眼
kàn看
jiù就
yào要
cuò错
guò过
huǒ火
chē车
le了
，
tā她
jí急
de得
huǒ火
jí急
huǒ火
liǎo燎
de的
。
Seeing that she was about to miss the train, she became frantic with worry.
Zhǎo找
bù不
dào到
hái孩
zi子
，
jiā家
zhǎng长
men们
dōu都
huǒ火
jí急
huǒ火
liǎo燎
de地
sì四
chù处
xún寻
zhǎo找
。
Unable to find their child, the parents searched everywhere in a state of frantic anxiety.