焦躁 jiāozào fretful
fretful; impatient
How to remember 焦躁: 焦 scorched + 躁 tense = fretful.
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- Fretful, jittery impatience - can't sit still - 他焦躁不安地来回踱步 (tā jiāozào bù'ān de láihuí duóbù) he paced back and forth in restless agitation.
- Adds 躁 (restlessness) to 焦: not just worried like 焦急, but irritable and fidgety with it.
- Often in the set phrase 焦躁不安 (jiāozào bù'ān).