急躁
jí zào
Pinyin

Definition

急躁
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jí zào
  1. irritable
  2. irascible
  3. impetuous

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 pressing
  3. 3 rapid
  4. 4 hurried
  5. 5 worried
  6. 6 to make (sb) anxious
jí yú
  1. 1 eager to
  2. 2 in a hurry to
fán zào
  1. 1 jittery
  2. 2 twitchy
  3. 3 fidgety
zháo jí
  1. 1 to worry
  2. 2 to feel anxious
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí]
niào jí
  1. 1 urinary urgency
xīn jí
  1. 1 anxious
  2. 2 impatient
jí cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried and brief
  3. 3 rushing
jí qiè
  1. 1 eager
  2. 2 impatient
jí shā chē
  1. 1 emergency braking
jí jù
  1. 1 rapid
  2. 2 sudden
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
jí cōng cōng
  1. 1 hurried
  2. 2 hasty
jí máng
  1. 1 hastily
jí jí máng máng
  1. 1 hurriedly
jí xìng
  1. 1 acute
jí xìng zi
  1. 1 impetuous person
  2. 2 excitable person
jí jiù
  1. 1 first aid
  2. 2 emergency treatment
jí zhe
  1. 1 urgently
jí zhěn
  1. 1 emergency call
  2. 2 emergency (medical) treatment
jí zào
  1. 1 irritable
  2. 2 irascible
  3. 3 impetuous

Idioms (19)

倒悬之急
dào xuán zhī jí
  1. 1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. 2 dire straits
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
  1. 1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2 one just has to be patient
  3. 3 haste will ruin everything
心烦气躁
xīn fán qì zào
  1. 1 agitated
  2. 2 annoyed (idiom)
急人之难
jí rén zhī nàn
  1. 1 anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ
  1. 1 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
  2. 2 extremely urgent
急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
  1. 1 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
  2. 2 impatient for result
  3. 3 impetuous
急转直下
jí zhuǎn zhí xià
  1. 1 to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
情急智生
qíng jí zhì shēng
  1. 1 inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 情急之下
戒骄戒躁
jiè jiāo jiè zào
  1. 1 to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
操之过急
cāo zhī guò jí
  1. 1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
  2. 2 overhasty
救急不救穷
jiù jí bù jiù qióng
  1. 1 help the starving but not the poor (idiom)
燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency
狗急跳墙
gǒu jí tiào qiáng
  1. 1 a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
  2. 2 to be driven to desperate action
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
  1. 1 lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
  1. 1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
缓不济急
huǎn bù jì jí
  1. 1 lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
  2. 2 too slow to meet a pressing need
缓急轻重
huǎn jí qīng zhòng
  1. 1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
  2. 2 sense of priority
  3. 3 also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
轻重缓急
qīng zhòng huǎn jí
  1. 1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
  2. 2 sense of priority

Sample Sentences

我们以前都是把对方当孩子宠的,所以互相都很包容。有孩子以后一心扑在孩子身上,对他关心少了,挑剔多了,自己心里很急躁。他可能也有同感吧。
wǒmen yǐqián dōu shì bǎ duìfāng dāng háizi chǒng de ,suǒyǐ hùxiāng dōu hěn bāoróng 。yǒu háizi yǐhòu yīxīn pū zài háizi shēnshàng ,duì tā guānxīn shǎo le ,tiāoti duō le ,zìjǐ xīnli hěn jízào 。tā kěnéng yě yǒu tóng gǎn ba 。
Before, we coddled each other like children, so we were pretty tolerant of each other. After we had a child, all my effort went into that, and I considered his feelings less, became much pickier myself, and just felt really irritable. He probably feels about the same.
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