jíyǎn

急眼

Word · Verb

get angry; become impatient

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to get angry; to lose one's temper

dialect

方言词,多用于北方口语,指因被激怒而生气。

Rén人
jia家
zhè这
me么
liǎng两
jù句
huà话
jiù就
bǎ把
nǐ你
rě惹
jí急
yǎn眼
la啦
 ?

Did you get so angry just because of those couple of words they said?

Bié别
gēn跟
tā他
kāi开
wán玩
xiào笑
 ,
tā他
róng容
yì易
jí急
yǎn眼
 。

Don't joke with him; he's quick to lose his temper.

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Yī一
shuō说
zhè这
shì事
tā他
jiù就
jí急
yǎn眼
le了
 。

He gets mad whenever this topic is brought up.

2.

verb

to get anxious; to become impatient; to be in a rush

dialect

指因情况紧迫或事情不顺而感到焦急、不耐烦。

Tā他
yī一
jí急
yǎn眼
 ,
lián连
huà话
dōu都
shuō说
bù不
chū出
lái来
le了
 。

He got so anxious that he couldn't even speak.

Yǎn眼
kàn看
jiù就
yào要
chí迟
dào到
le了
 ,
tā他
néng能
bù不
jí急
yǎn眼
ma吗
 ?

He's about to be late; of course he's getting impatient.

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Zhǎo找
bù不
dào到
yào钥
shi匙
 ,
tā他
jí急
yǎn眼
le了
 ,
bǎ把
bāo包
fān翻
le了
gè个
dǐ底
cháo朝
tiān天
 。

Unable to find the keys, he got frantic and turned his bag upside down.