烦燥 (fán zào) — irritable, agitated, restless

Definition

Note the spelling: the standard form is 烦躁 (fán zào). It means feeling irritated and unable to settle down — a restless bad mood, not just a one-off annoyance.

adjective

irritableagitatedrestless

Examples

烦燥，。
Tā zuì jìn xīn qíng hěn fán zào, róng yì fā huǒ.
He's been irritable lately and easily gets angry.
烦燥，。
Bié fán zào, wǒ men màn màn xiǎng bàn fǎ.
Don't be agitated; let's think of a solution slowly.
烦燥。
Zhè zhǒng fán zào de qíng xù ràng wǒ shuì bù zháo.
This restless mood keeps me from sleeping.

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