焦急
Old HSK 6
焦急 (jiāojí) · anxious
焦急 (jiāojí) means “anxious; worried”. It is written with 2 characters: 焦 (burned) + 急 (anxious). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 焦急 is built
The characters
焦 jiāo · burned
What 焦 is made of
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
- 灬huǒ — fire
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)
Example sentences
妈妈焦急地等着孩子回家。Māma jiāojí de děng zhe háizi huíjiā.The mother anxiously waited for her child to come home.
看他焦急的样子，一定出事了。Kàn tā jiāojí de yàngzi, yídìng chūshì le.Judging by how anxious he looks, something must have happened.
Questions about 焦急
What does 焦急 mean?
焦急 (jiāojí) means “anxious; worried”.
How do you pronounce 焦急?
焦急 is pronounced jiāojí.
Which HSK level is 焦急?
焦急 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 焦点jiāodiǎnfocus
- 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
Learn 焦急 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 94: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.