xīn
fén

HSK 7-9
idiom

Meaning of 心急如焚

心急如焚 means extremely anxious; burning with impatience. Pronounced xīn jí rú fén. HSK 7-9.

  • extremely anxious; burning with impatience

Definitions & Examples

Huǒ
chē
kuài
kāi
le
 
hái
méi
dào
 
xīn
fén
 

The train is about to leave, and he still hasn't arrived. I'm burning with anxiety.

Hái
zi
gāo
shāo
 
qīn
xīn
fén
sòng
wǎng
yuàn
 

The child had a high fever, and the mother rushed him to the hospital, extremely anxious.

Yǎn
kàn
jié
zhǐ
jiù
yào
dào
le
 
hái
yǒu
bàn
de
gōng
zuò
méi
wán
chéng
 
zhēn
shì
xīn
fén
 

The deadline is fast approaching, and he hasn't finished half of the work yet. He's burning with impatience.

Děng
dài
shǒu
shù
jié
guǒ
de
xiǎo
shí
 
jiā
shǔ
men
xīn
fén
 

During those few hours waiting for the surgery results, the family members were all extremely anxious.