着急(zháo jí)

HSK 32 characters

to worry

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 着急 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 飞机上的人都很着急

    fēi jī shàng de rén dōu hěn zháo jí

    Everybody on board was worried.

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