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浮躁

fúzào

restless; impetuous; impatient

A person at a desk drums fingers and checks the clock
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Characters in this word

浮 fú

Strokes
10
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 孚 to brood over eggs
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

躁 zào

Strokes
20
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 喿 the sound of birds chirping
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 躁

Example phrases

  • 在资本迅速涌入的阶段,行业难免显得浮躁,许多公司更关心估值而非技术积累。 Zài zīběn xùnsù yǒngrù de jiēduàn, hángyè nánmiǎn xiǎnde fúzào, xǔduō gōngsī gèng guānxīn gūzhí ér fēi jìshù jīlěi. At the stage when capital rushes in, the industry inevitably appears impetuous, with many companies caring more about valuation than technical accumulation.
  • 现在人心浮躁,很少有人能安静地读完一本书。 Xiànzài rénxīn fúzào, hěn shǎo yǒu rén néng ānjìng de dú wán yì běn shū. People are restless these days, and few can quietly finish reading a book.
  • 他最近心情浮躁,做什么事都静不下心来。 Tā zuìjìn xīnqíng fúzào, zuò shénme shì dōu jìng bù xià xīn lái. He has been restless lately and cannot settle down to anything he does.

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