着急
zháo jíㄓㄠˊ ㄐㄧˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: TRƯỚC CẤP
Traditional: 著急
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 3
Meaning(adjective, adverbial adjective)
to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí]
Examples
别着急，我们还有时间。
bié zháo jí, wǒ men hái yǒu shí jiān.
Don't worry, we still have time.
孩子发烧了，妈妈很着急。
hái zi fā shāo le, mā ma hěn zháo jí.
The child has a fever and Mum is very worried.
他着急去机场，饭都没吃。
tā zháo jí qù jī chǎng, fàn dōu méi chī.
He was in such a hurry to get to the airport he didn't even eat.
Easily confused
- 急 — 着急 mainly describes anxiety; 急 can also mean "urgent" (急事).
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Stroke order
TRƯỚC · 11 strokes
(chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add
CẤP · 9 strokes
urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
Related words
- 着 zháo — to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in
- 着 zhe — aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
- 随着 suí zhe — along with; in the wake of; following
- 接着 jiē zhe — to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
- 着凉 zháo liáng — to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng]
- 意味着 yì wèi zhe — to signify; to mean; to imply
- 着手 zhuó shǒu — to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out
- 着想 zhuó xiǎng — to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng]