心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心急如焚
xīnjírúfén
burning with anxiety; extremely anxious
Characters in this word
急 jí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 刍 to mow, to cut grass 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
如 rú
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
焚 fén
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 救援电话一直无人接听，家属在走廊里心急如焚。 Jiùyuán diànhuà yìzhí wú rén jiētīng, jiāshǔ zài zǒuláng lǐ xīnjí rúfén. The rescue line kept going unanswered, and the family members were burning with anxiety in the corridor.
- 孩子这么晚还没回家，父母心急如焚。 Háizi zhème wǎn hái méi huí jiā, fùmǔ xīnjí rúfén. The child still had not come home so late, and the parents were burning with anxiety.
- 暴风雨快来了，渔民心急如焚地收拾渔网。 Bàofēngyǔ kuài lái le, yúmín xīnjí rúfén de shōushi yúwǎng. The storm was coming, and the fishermen anxiously hurried to gather their nets.
Related words
- 放心 fàngxīn to feel at ease; to not worry
- 关心 guānxīn to care about
- 开心 kāixīn happy
- 小心 xiǎoxīn careful
- 心里 xīnli in one's heart; in one's mind
- 心情 xīnqíng mood
- 心中 xīnzhōng in one's heart
- 信心 xìnxīn confidence
- 中心 zhōngxīn center
- 爱心 àixīn kindness; caring love
- 决心 juéxīn determination
- 内心 nèixīn inner heart; inside