心
急
如
焚

To burn with impatience in Chinese: 心急如焚 (xīn jí rú fén)

xīn jí rú fén

to burn with impatience

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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急
如
焚

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄖㄨˊ

rú

ㄖ/ rㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄈㄣˊ

fén

ㄈ/ fㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 心急如焚 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 孩子还没回家,母亲心急如焚。

    hái zi hái méi huí jiā, mǔ qīn xīn jí rú fén。

    The child still hadn't come home, and the mother was frantic with worry.

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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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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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