(jiāo) — burnt, scorched, charred (resultative complement); worried, anxious

Definition

Two distinct senses: a resultative complement meaning 'scorched/burnt' (e.g. 炒焦, 烧焦) and a literary 'anxious, worried' — much stronger and more formal than 急, close to 焦虑.

adjective
burntscorchedcharred (resultative complement)worriedanxious

Beispiele

  • Cài chǎo jiāo le, bù néng chī le.
    The dish is burnt; we can't eat it.
  • Tā duì jié guǒ gǎn dào fēi cháng jiāo lǜ.
    He feels very anxious about the result.
  • Liǎn bèi tài yáng shài jiāo le.
    The face was scorched by the sun.

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