急躁
Old HSK 6
急躁 (jízào) · impatient
急躁 (jízào) means “impatient; irritable; rash”. It is written with 2 characters: 急 (anxious) + 躁 (tense). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 急躁 is built
The characters
急 jí · anxious
What 急 is made of
- 刍chú — to mow
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 刍 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
躁 zào · tense
What 躁 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 喿zào — the sound of birds chirping
- 品pǐn — article
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 品pǐn — article
Example sentences
他的性格有点儿急躁。Tā de xìnggé yǒudiǎnr jízào.He has a rather impatient personality.
遇到问题不要急躁,慢慢来。Yùdào wèntí búyào jízào, mànmàn lái.Don't get impatient when there's a problem; take it slowly.
Questions about 急躁
What does 急躁 mean?
急躁 (jízào) means “impatient; irritable; rash”.
How do you pronounce 急躁?
急躁 is pronounced jízào.
Which HSK level is 急躁?
急躁 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 紧急jǐnjíurgent
- 急忙jímángin a hurry
- 着急zháojíworried
- 急诊jízhěnemergency treatment
- 当务之急dāngwùzhījímost urgent task
- 急功近利jígōngjìnlìeager for quick success
- 急剧jíjùsharp
- 急切jíqièeager
- 急于求成jíyúqiúchéngto be impatient for success
- 焦急jiāojíanxious
Learn 急躁 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 87: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.