WordTaiwan frequency #29,836
心急如焚
ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄣˊ
“extremely anxious; frantic with worry, as if burning inside”
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心
ㄒㄧㄣ
The physical heart; the mind or intellect; feelings or emotions; the center or core of something; intention or will.
急
ㄐㄧˊ
Urgent or pressing; rapid or hurried; to make anxious; impatient or irritable; busy with others' affairs.
如
ㄖㄨˊ
As; like; as if; as though; to go to; to reach; to compare with; to follow; to obey; to conform to; indicating an example.
焚
ㄈㄣˊ
To burn; to cremate; to destroy by burning; an ancient torture involving burning; dry; to collapse or decay.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 如果ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇif; in case; supposing; in the event that.
- 如何ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊhow; in what way; what method; why; what to do
- 中心ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣcenter; heart; core; the middle point or most important part of something; a central location or hub
- 如此ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇlike this; so; such; in this way; to this extent.
- 例如ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊfor example; for instance; such as; used to introduce examples
- 擔心ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄣto worry; to be anxious; to feel uneasy about someone or something
- 心理ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˇpsychology; mental processes; the mind; thoughts and emotions; in Neo-Confucianism, the heart-mind and principle
- 如今ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣnow; nowadays; at the present time; these days.
- 心情ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊmood; emotional state; frame of mind; (in Taiwan) interest, enthusiasm, or mood for something
- 開心ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄣhappy; glad; joyful; to have a great time; to make fun of someone; to open one's heart to others; to enlighten the mind
- 關心ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣto care about; to be concerned about; to show interest or worry for someone or something
- 心靈ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊmind; heart; spirit; the seat of thought, emotion, and consciousness; soul.