焦急 jiāojí▶ cemas

Stroke order

焦急 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

• 焦 — 12 strokes
• 急 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. anxiety
2. anxious

Related words

• 急切tidak sabar; mendesak
• 急剧tajam
• 急躁Tidak sabar
• 焦点fokus
• 当务之急Masalah mendesak saat ini
• 急于求成Cemas akan kesuksesan

焦急 is pronounced jiāojí and means “cemas”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 焦急 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.