急躁 (jí zào) — irritable, impetuous

Definition

Examples

• 他脾气很急躁，一点小事就生气。
  Tā pí qi hěn jí zào, yì diǎn xiǎo shì jiù shēng qì.
  He has a very irritable temper and gets angry over small things.
• 做决定的时候不要急躁，要冷静思考。
  Zuò jué dìng de shí hou bú yào jí zào, yào lěng jìng sī kǎo.
  Don't be impetuous when making decisions; think calmly.
• 他因为急躁的性格，在工作中经常与同事发生冲突。
  Tā yīn wèi jí zào de xìng gé, zài gōng zuò zhōng jīng cháng yǔ tóng shì fā shēng chōng tū.
  Because of his irritable personality, he often conflicts with colleagues at work.

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