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着急 (zháo jí): Anxious (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

着 • zháo • to touch; to catch fire; to fall asleep • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
zháo着

to touch; to catch fire; to fall asleep

急 • jí • urgent, hurried, anxious
jí急

urgent, hurried, anxious

Word Info

Pinyinzháo jí
Meaninganxious
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective
4.

How to Use 着急 in Sentences

Adverb + Verb
hěn很
zháo着
jí急
neutral
very anxious
bié别
zháo着
jí急
informalSpoken
don't worry
Adjective + Nounwith事情
zháo着
jí急
de的
shì事
qing情
Verb + Adverbwith等
zháo着
jí急
de地
děng等
5.

Example Sentences with 着急

tā他
kǎo考
shì试
qián前
hěn很
zháo着
neutral
urgent matter
neutral
wait anxiously
jí
急
。
He was very anxious before the exam.
bié别
zháo着
jí急
，
wǒ我
men们
hái还
yǒu有
shí时
jiān间
。
Don't be anxious, we still have time.
bié别
zháo着
jí急
，
wǒ我
men们
hái还
yǒu有
zú足
gòu够
de的
shí时
jiān间
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
。
Don't be anxious, we still have enough time to complete this project.
tā他
yì一
diǎn点
ér儿
yě也
bù不
zháo着
jí急
，
jǐn尽
guǎn管
jié截
zhǐ止
rì日
qī期
mǎ马
shàng上
jiù就
yào要
dào到
le了
。
He is not anxious at all, even though the deadline is approaching soon.
tā她
jì既
zháo着
jí急
yòu又
xīng兴
fèn奋
，
yīn因
wèi为
zhè这
shì是
tā她
dì第
yī一
cì次
chū出
guó国
lǚ旅
xíng行
。
She is both anxious and excited because this is her first time traveling abroad.

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 着急.

  • 可爱kě àilovely; loveable
  • 数学shù xuémaths
  • 笔记本bǐ jì běnnotebook
  • 决定jué dìngdecide
  • 还是hái shì...or...? [in a question]
  • 安静ān jìngto be quiet
  • 成绩chéng jìresults; marks; achievement
  • 机会jī huìopportunity
  • 认真rèn zhēnearnest
  • 容易róng yìeasy
  • 比赛bǐ sàicompetition; match
  • 奶奶nǎi naigrandmother [father's mother]
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 着急.

Words with 着
  • 接着jiē zheto catch; to carry on
  • 有着yǒu zheto have
  • 随着suí zhealong with
  • 着凉
zháo liáng
catch cold; catch a chill
  • 着火zháo huǒto burn
  • 执着zhí zhuópersistence
  • 沉着chén zhuócool-headed; composed
  • 着想zhuó xiǎngconsider; take into consideration
    • Words with 急
    • 急忙jí mángin a hurry; in haste
    • 急诊jí zhěnemergency call
    • 急需jí xūto 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
    • 急躁jí zàoirritable; irascible; testy