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心急如焚 (xīn jí rú fén) – to burn with impatience

xīn jí rú fén

to burn with impatience

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to burn with impatience
  2. 2torn with anxiety

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Related words

急

jí

urgent

心

xīn

heart

如

rú

as

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

如果

rú guǒ

if

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

着急

zháo jí

to worry

粗心

cū xīn

careless

例如

lì rú

for example

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

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