焦
虑

Anxious in Chinese: 焦虑 (jiāo lǜ)

jiāo lǜ

anxious

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 焦慮1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1anxious
  2. 2worried
  3. 3apprehensive

Stroke order

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焦
虑

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄌㄩˋ

lǜ

ㄌ/ lㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

焦虑

Simplified

焦慮

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 考试前他总是感到很焦虑。

    kǎo shì qián tā zǒng shì gǎn dào hěn jiāo lǜ。

    He always feels very anxious before an exam.

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Related words

焦

jiāo

burnt

考虑

kǎo lǜ

to think over

焦点

jiāo diǎn

focal point

顾虑

gù lǜ

misgivings

焦急

jiāo jí

anxiety

焦距

jiāo jù

focal length

焦躁

jiāo zào

fretful

疑虑

yí lǜ

hesitation

忧虑

yōu lǜ

to worry

无忧无虑

wú yōu wú lǜ

carefree and without worries (idiom)

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