extremely anxious; burning with impatience
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
extremely anxious; burning with impatience; frantic with worry
informalDescriptive of a state of intense mental agitation or worry, often due to a sudden event or impending problem. Used in both spoken and written language, slightly more vivid than just '着急'.
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.
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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.