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焦躁

焦躁 (jiāo zào): Irritable / fretful (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

焦躁 consists of 2 characters.

burned, scorched, charred

restless, impetuous, agitated

Word Info

Pinyinjiāo zào

Meaningirritable / fretful

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word焦躁

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3.

How to Use 焦躁 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 焦躁 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith情绪

jiāo焦

zào躁

de的

qíng情

xù绪

neutral

anxious emotion

Subject + Predicatewith心情

xīn心

qíng情

jiāo焦

zào躁

Adjective + Complementwith不安

jiāo焦

zào躁

bù不

ān安

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

jiāo焦

zào躁

4.

Example Sentences with 焦躁

tā他

děng等

chē车

děng等

dé得

hěn很

jiāo焦

zào

neutral

anxious mood

neutral

restless and uneasy

neutral

feel anxious and restless

躁

。

He is very anxious while waiting for the bus.

cháng长

shí时

jiān间

de的

jiāo交

tōng通

dǔ堵

sè塞

ràng让

tā他

biàn变

de得

yì异

cháng常

jiāo焦

zào躁

。

The long traffic jam made him unusually irritable.

miàn面

duì对

fù复

zá杂

de的

tán谈

pàn判

jú局

shì势

，

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

yǎn掩

shì饰

nèi内

xīn心

de的

jiāo焦

zào躁

。

Facing the complex negotiation situation, he tried hard to conceal his inner fretfulness.

kǎo考

shì试

qián前

，

xué学

shēng生

men们

dōu都

gǎn感

dào到

yǒu有

xiē些

jiāo焦

zào躁

。

Before the exam, the students all feel a bit restless.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zuì最

jìn近

zǒng总

shì是

xiǎn显

de得

rú如

cǐ此

jiāo焦

zào躁

bù不

ān安

ne呢

？

Why have you been looking so irritable and restless lately?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shí时

jiān间

jǐn紧

pò迫

，

tā他

què却

méi没

yǒu有

biǎo表

xiàn现

chū出

sī丝

háo毫

de的

jiāo焦

zào躁

。

Despite the tight deadline, he showed no sign of irritability.

miàn面

duì对

bù不

duàn断

tuō拖

yán延

de的

xiàng项

mù目

jìn进

dù度

，

jīng经

lǐ理

kāi开

shǐ始

jiāo焦

zào躁

bù不

ān安

。

Facing the continuously delayed project progress, the manager started to become agitated and uneasy.

zài在

děng等

dài待

zhòng重

yào要

xiāo消

xī息

shí时

，

tā她

de的

jiāo焦

zào躁

qíng情

xù绪

yǔ与

rì日

jù俱

zēng增

。

While waiting for important news, her fretful mood grew day by day.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 焦躁.

Words with 焦

焦急jiāo jíHSK 6
焦点jiāo diǎnHSK 6
焦虑jiāo lǜHSK 6
聚焦jù jiāoHSK 7-9
焦距jiāo jù

Words with 躁

急躁jí zàoHSK 6
暴躁bào zàoHSK 7-9
浮躁fú zàoHSK 7-9
烦躁fán zàoHSK 7-9