Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

impatient; hot-tempered

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

zào

Bopomofo

ㄗㄠˋ

Jyutping

cou3

Example sentences

眼看事情無法解決,他心裡不免煩躁起來。
眼看事情无法解决,他心里不免烦躁起来。

Seeing that the matter could not be resolved, he could not help but feel restless.

暴躁 bàozào
他的脾氣很暴躁,經常因為一點小事就發火。
他的脾气很暴躁,经常因为一点小事就发火。

He has a hot temper and often loses his temper over small things.

浮躁 fúzào
他太浮躁了,做不了這種細緻的工作。
他太浮躁了,做不了这种细致的工作。

He is too impetuous to do this kind of detailed work.

焦躁 jiāozào
他因為等不到面試結果而感到焦躁不安。
他因为等不到面试结果而感到焦躁不安。

He felt anxious and restless because he couldn't get the interview results.

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