急躁 (jí zào): Irritable (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

jí急

urgent, hurried, anxious

zào躁

restless, impetuous, agitated

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How to Use 急躁 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith情绪

jí急

zào躁

de的

qíng情

xù绪

neutral

impatient mood

Verb + Adjectivewith变得

biàn变

de得

jí急

zào躁

Adjective + Complementwith不安

jí急

zào躁

bù不

ān安

Subject + Predicatewith性格

xìng性

gé格

jí急

zào躁

5.

Example Sentences with 急躁

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

tā他

jí急

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to urgently need

紧急jǐn jíurgent; pressing

急切jí qièeager;urgent; imperative

急剧jí jùrapid; sharp; sudden

急救jí jiùto give emergency treatment

Words with 躁

4.

How to Use 急躁 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith情绪

jí急

zào躁

de的

qíng情

xù绪

neutral

impatient mood

Verb + Adjectivewith变得

biàn变

de得

jí急

zào躁

Adjective + Complementwith不安

jí急

zào躁

bù不

ān安

Subject + Predicatewith性格

xìng性

gé格

jí急

zào躁

5.

Example Sentences with 急躁

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

tā他

jí急

neutral

become impatient

neutral

restless and anxious

neutral

impatient personality

zào躁

de的

tài态

dù度

chà差

diǎn点

ràng让

zhěng整

gè个

xié协

yì议

pò破

liè裂

。

During the negotiation, his irritable attitude almost caused the entire agreement to fall apart.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zǒng总

shì是

duì对

hái孩

zi子

de的

tí提

wèn问

biǎo表

xiàn现

dé得

rú如

cǐ此

jí急

zào躁

ne呢

？

Why do you always appear so testy when responding to your child's questions?

tā她

yīn因

wèi为

gōng工

zuò作

yā压

lì力

dà大

，

zuì最

jìn近

biàn变

dé得

yǒu有

xiē些

jí急

zào躁

。

She has become somewhat irritable recently due to work pressure.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

wèi为

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

yán延

wù误

ér而

biàn变

de得

jí急

zào躁

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

chén沉

wěn稳

。

He did not become irritable due to the project delay; instead, he grew more composed.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shí时

jiān间

jǐn紧

pò迫

，

dàn但

jí急

zào躁

hé和

huāng慌

luàn乱

zhī只

huì会

dǎo导

zhì致

gèng更

duō多

de的

cuò错

wù误

。

Although time is tight, being irritable and flustered will only lead to more mistakes.

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