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心急如焚

to burn with anxiety

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xin1ji2ru2fen2 • xīnjírúfén

Meaning

Primary

to burn with anxiety

Alternatives

burn with anxiety, burning with anxiety, burned with anxiety, burn with impatience

Mnemonic

心急如焚 To burn with anxiety is to have your 心 heart that is so 急 anxious that it 如 is like something is 焚 burning in your chest.

Usage

听到 坏 消息 后， 他 心急如焚。

After hearing the bad news, he was burning with anxiety.

她 心急如焚 地 等待 结果。

She burned with anxiety waiting for the results.

孩子 走丢 了， 父母 心急如焚。

The child was lost, and the parents were burning with anxiety.