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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 心急火燎

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
心急火燎 xīn jí huǒ liǎo - to burn with anxiety

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 63,443 54,161 58,749

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- urgent
- pressing
- rapid
- hurried
- worried
- to make (sb) anxious
huǒ- surname Huo
huǒ- fire
- urgent
- ammunition
- fiery or flaming
- internal heat (Chinese medicine)
- hot (popular)
- classifier for military units (old)
- Kangxi radical 86
liáo- to burn
- to set afire
liǎo- to singe

Other Words Containing 心急火燎

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
心急火燎 - - 63,443 54,161 58,749