心急如焚

xīn jí rú fén

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

(idiom) burning with anxiety; extremely anxious or impatient

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Characters

心xīnheart; mind; soul 急jíanxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent刍心如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing女口焚fénto burn林火