焦
躁

Fretful in Chinese: 焦躁 (jiāo zào)

jiāo zào

fretful

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Definitions

  1. 1fretful
  2. 2impatient

Stroke order

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焦
躁

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄗㄠˋ

zào

ㄗ/ zㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 等了很久还没消息，他越来越焦躁。

    děng le hěn jiǔ hái méi xiāo xī， tā yuè lái yuè jiāo zào。

    After waiting a long time with no news, he grew more and more fretful.

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Related words

焦

jiāo

burnt

焦点

jiāo diǎn

focal point

暴躁

bào zào

irascible

烦躁

fán zào

jittery

浮躁

fú zào

fickle and impatient

焦急

jiāo jí

anxiety

焦距

jiāo jù

focal length

焦虑

jiāo lǜ

anxious

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