焦躁不安

jiāozàobù'ān

idiom

Meanings

Děngdài miànshì jiéguǒ de nà jǐ tiān, tā jiāozào bù'ān, shénme yě zuò bù hǎo.

During the days waiting for the interview results, she was so restless she couldn't do anything properly.

Háizi fā gāoshāo, fùmǔ jiāozào bù'ān de zài yīyuàn zǒuláng duóbù.

With the child running a high fever, the parents paced anxiously in the hospital corridor.

usage

Stronger than plain 不安. Implies visible agitation — pacing, fidgeting, inability to settle. Typical collocations: 心情焦躁不安, 焦躁不安地.

焦 jiāo

躁 zào

不 bù

安 ān