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HSK
7-9

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


聽到 壞 消息 後, 他 心急如焚。

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

她 心急如焚 地 等待 結果。

She burned with anxiety waiting for the results.

孩子 走丟 了, 父母 心急如焚。

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