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烦躁

fán zào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 煩躁

烦躁 (fán zào) means "jittery; twitchy; fidgety". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 烦躁 means

1. jittery
2. twitchy
3. fidgety

The characters in 烦躁

• 烦fánto feel vexed; to bother; to trouble
• 躁zàoimpatient; hot-tempered

Example sentences

• 汤姆说他很烦躁。
  Tom said that he was irritated.
• 等朋友等太久时,会感到烦躁.
  Děng péngyou děng tài jiǔ shí, huì gǎndào fánzào.
  I feel restless when I have to wait too long for my friend to show up.
• 不要让自己因为一些小事而烦躁了。
  Bù yào ràng zìjǐ yīnwèi yīxiē xiǎoshì ér fánzào le.
  Stop getting yourself worked up over little things.
• 某些动物烦躁不安, 可能是地震临震前的预兆。
  Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.

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