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暴躁 (bào zào) — irritable, hot-tempered, violent-tempered

Definition

暴躁 describes an explosive, violent temper that flares up and may lead to physical outbursts — stronger than 急躁 (impetuous) and 烦躁 (restless, fidgety).

adjective
irritablehot-temperedviolent-tempered

Examples

  • 暴躁，。
    Tā pí qi hěn bào zào, yì diǎn xiǎo shì jiù fā huǒ.
    He has a very hot temper and gets angry over small things.
  • 暴躁，。
    Bié nà me bào zào, xiān zuò xià lái màn màn shuō.
    Don't be so irritable; sit down and talk slowly.
  • 暴躁。
    Tā bào zào dì tī le yǐ zi yì jiǎo.
    He kicked the chair violently in a fit of temper.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

暴bàohot-tempered
躁zàorestless

暴 and 躁 both describe hot, impatient temperament, so together they mean easily angered.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The earliest form paired 虎 and 戈, a tiger and a weapon. The later 暴 came from a picture of hands drying something in the sun.

Open 暴 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 躁 →
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