extremely anxious; burning with worry
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
extremely anxious and agitated; burning with worry
literaryDescribes a state of extreme mental distress or anxiety. Often used with '得' or '的' to indicate degree.
Hái孩
zi子
bìng病
de得
hěn很
zhòng重
，
mǔ母
qīn亲
jí急
de得
yóu油
jiān煎
huǒ火
liǎo燎
de的
。
The child was seriously ill, and the mother was burning with anxiety.
Yǎn眼
kàn看
kǎo考
shì试
kuài快
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
，
tā他
què却
zhǎo找
bú不
dào到
zhǔn准
kǎo考
zhèng证
，
jí急
de得
yóu油
jiān煎
huǒ火
liǎo燎
。
The exam was about to start, but he couldn't find his admission ticket, making him extremely anxious.
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Tīng听
shuō说
ér儿
zi子
chū出
le了
chē车
huò祸
，
tā他
yóu油
jiān煎
huǒ火
liǎo燎
de地
gǎn赶
wǎng往
yī医
yuàn院
。
Upon hearing that his son had been in a car accident, he rushed to the hospital burning with anxiety.