焦躁不安

jiāozào-bù'ān

idiom

Meanings

HSK 4

等待面试结果的那几天，她焦躁不安，什么也做不好。

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

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

HSK 7-9

孩子发高烧，父母焦躁不安地在医院走廊踱步。

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