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心急如焚

xīn jí rú fén
HSK 7

English Meaning

to burn with impatience; torn with anxiety

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那几日心急如焚 食不下咽
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I was not scheming or acting clever; I was genuinely sick with worry.”

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我被王妃骗得团团转

“I was completely fooled by you.”

“Those few days, I was so anxious I couldn't eat or sleep.”

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哪里担得起聪慧二字

“How can I be called clever?”

《莫离》 · historical_and_court
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武木一郎心急如焚
HSK 7 00:02
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充满着哲学

“Full of philosophy.”

“Takeki Ichiro was frantic.”

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因为他没有时间

“Because he had no time.”

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