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心急如焚

xīn jí rú fén

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

心急如焚 (xīn jí rú fén) means "to burn with impatience; torn with anxiety". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 心急如焚 means

1. idiomburning with anxiety; extremely anxious or impatient

The characters in 心急如焚

• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 急jíurgent; pressing; rapid
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 焚fénto burn

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