心焦 (xīn jiāo) — anxious; worried

Définition

Literary word for 'anxious, worried,' used more in writing than in everyday speech — stronger and more formal than the plain 着急. It describes the inner feeling of fretting while waiting or fearing a bad outcome.

adjective
anxiousworried

Exemples

  • 心焦
    Děng le yí gè xiǎo shí hái méi xiāo xi, tā shí fēn xīn jiāo.
    After waiting an hour with no news, he was extremely anxious.
  • 心焦
    Hái zi shēng bìng le, zuò fù mǔ de zěn néng bù xīn jiāo?
    When a child is sick, how can parents not be worried?
  • 心焦
    Kǎo shì jié guǒ chí chí bù chū, dà jiā dōu hěn xīn jiāo.
    The exam results are delayed, and everyone is anxious.

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