心焦 (xīn jiāo) — anxious; worried
Definição
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
Exemplos
- ，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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