心急如焚
xīnjí-rúfén
burning with anxiety
Every meaning
xīnjí-rúfén
- burning with anxiety
Its characters
- 心xīnheart
- 急jíanxious; worried
- 如rúlike; as
- 焚fénto burn
Words with 心
Words with 急
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).