Definition
焦 (jiāo) as an adjective means 'burnt, scorched, charred' — it can describe food, skin, or objects. For food specifically, 糊 (hú) is the common resultative complement for 'burnt/scorched'. For the 'worried, anxious' sense, 焦 is usually part of compounds like 焦虑 (jiāo lǜ) or 焦急 (jiāo jí); alone it's less common, while 急 (jí) is a broader word for 'urgent' or 'worried'.
adjective
burntscorchedcharred (resultative complement)worriedanxious
Easily confused
- 黑hēilook-alikeblack (the color)
- 叫jiàosound-aliketo be called; to call (a name)
- 截jiélook-alike(verb) to cut off; to intercept; to stop
- 教jiāosound-aliketo teach
- 瞧qiáolook-alike(colloquial) to look at, to see
- 脚jiǎosound-alikefoot
- 交jiāosound-aliketo hand in, to deliver, to deliver
- 角jiǎosound-alike(classifier) unit of currency equal to one-tenth of a yuan (10 fen); dime
- 嚼jiáosound-aliketo chew
- 较jiàosound-alike(adverb) relatively, comparatively, rather (modifying an adjective)
Examples
- 焦，。Cài chǎo jiāo le, bù néng chī le.The dish is burnt; we can't eat it.
- 。Tā duì jiéguǒ gǎndào fēicháng jiāolǜ.He feels very anxious about the result.
- 焦。Liǎn bèi tàiyáng shài jiāo le.The face was scorched by the sun.
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