extremely anxious; burning with impatience
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
extremely anxious; burning with impatience
Often used to describe a state of extreme worry or impatience in urgent situations. Synonyms with 心急火燎 (xīn jí huǒ liǎo).
Huǒ火
chē车
kuài快
kāi开
le了
，
tā他
hái还
méi没
dào到
，
wǒ我
jí急
dé得
xīn心
jí急
rú如
fén焚
。
The train is about to leave, and he still hasn't arrived. I'm burning with anxiety.
Hái孩
zi子
fā发
gāo高
shāo烧
，
mǔ母
qīn亲
xīn心
jí急
rú如
fén焚
dì地
bǎ把
tā他
sòng送
wǎng往
yī医
yuàn院
。
The child had a high fever, and the mother rushed him to the hospital, extremely anxious.
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Yǎn眼
kàn看
jié截
zhǐ止
rì日
qī期
jiù就
yào要
dào到
le了
，
tā他
hái还
yǒu有
yī一
bàn半
de的
gōng工
zuò作
méi没
wán完
chéng成
，
zhēn真
shì是
xīn心
jí急
rú如
fén焚
。
The deadline is fast approaching, and he hasn't finished half of the work yet. He's burning with impatience.
Děng等
dài待
shǒu手
shù术
jié结
guǒ果
de的
nà那
jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
，
jiā家
shǔ属
men们
gè个
gè个
xīn心
jí急
rú如
fén焚
。
During those few hours waiting for the surgery results, the family members were all extremely anxious.