焦急

jiāojí

anxiety

HSK 7

한자 분해

Meaning and Usage

"焦急" describes a state of anxiousness or impatience, often due to uncertainty or worry about an outcome. It conveys a stronger emotional tension than just being worried, implying a restless or uneasy feeling.

Common Contexts

This adjective is frequently used to describe people's feelings when waiting for important news, such as exam results, medical diagnoses, or the whereabouts of a missing person.

Collocations and Patterns

  • 焦急等待 (anxiously wait): used when someone is nervously waiting for something.
  • 焦急寻找 (anxiously search): used when someone is urgently looking for something or someone.
  • 焦急 (feel anxious): a common phrase to express experiencing this emotion.

Nuances

"焦急" often implies a visible or palpable tension and urgency. It is more intense than "担心" (worry) and less clinical than "" (anxiety disorder). Avoid confusing it with "急躁" which emphasizes impatience or irritability rather than anxious worry.

예문

他因为考试成绩还没出来而感到非常焦急。

Tā yīnwèi kǎoshì chéngjì hái méi chūlái ér gǎndào fēicháng jiāojí.

He feels very anxious because the exam results haven't come out yet.

看到孩子走失,母亲焦急地四处寻找。

Kàn dào háizi zǒushī, mǔqīn jiāojí de sìchù xúnzhǎo.

Seeing her child lost, the mother anxiously searched everywhere.

他焦急地等待着医生的诊断结果。

Tā jiāojí de děngdài zhe yīshēng de zhěnduàn jiéguǒ.

He anxiously waited for the doctor's diagnosis.