心急
xīn jí
Pinyin

Definition

心急
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xīn jí
  1. anxious
  2. impatient

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

伤心
shāng xīn
  1. 1 to grieve
  2. 2 to be broken-hearted
  3. 3 to feel deeply hurt
内心
nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
小心
xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 to be careful
  2. 2 to take care
心
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 classifier: 颗 kē
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
心得
xīn dé
  1. 1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 insight
  4. 4 understanding
  5. 5 tips
  6. 6 classifier: 项 xiàng
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left

Sample Sentences

有道理，心急吃不了热豆腐。你说我们要不要找这个实习生来谈谈？跟她筹划一下。
yǒu dàolǐ ，xīnjí chībuliǎo rè dòufu 。nǐ shuō wǒmen yàobuyào zhǎo zhège shíxísheng lái tántan ？gēn tā chóuhuà yīxià 。
It makes sense. If you're too rushed, you never get to eat hot tofu. Say, should we find that intern and talk it over with her? We can make a plan with her.
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你说的对。都怪我太心急了。
nǐ shuō de duì 。dōu guài wǒ tài xīnjí le 。
You're right. It's because I'm too anxious.
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