焦
急

Anxiety in Chinese: 焦急 (jiāo jí)

jiāo jí

anxiety

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1anxiety
  2. 2anxious

Stroke order

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焦
急

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 孩子还没回家，妈妈非常焦急。

    hái zi hái méi huí jiā， mā ma fēi cháng jiāo jí。

    The child hasn't come home yet, and the mother is very anxious.

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Related words

急

jí

urgent

焦

jiāo

burnt

着急

zháo jí

to worry

急忙

jí máng

hastily

紧急

jǐn jí

urgent

急救

jí jiù

to give emergency treatment

焦点

jiāo diǎn

focal point

应急

yìng jí

to respond to an emergency

急剧

jí jù

rapid

急迫

jí pò

urgent

急性

jí xìng

acute

急需

jí xū

to urgently need

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