着急

著急

zháojí

adjective HSK 4 #3,134

Meanings

Literally 'touched by urgency' — anxiety has gotten to you.

Bié zháojí, mànmàn lái.

Don't worry, take your time.

Kǎoshì kuàiyào kāishǐ le, tā hěn zháojí.

The exam is about to start, and he's very anxious.

Māma zháojí de zhǎo tā de yàoshi.

Mom anxiously looked for her keys.

mistakes

着 is read zháo here (2nd tone), not zhe or zhuó. This is one of the trickiest multi-pronunciation characters.

usage

别着急 (bié zháojí) is one of the most common reassuring phrases in Chinese — equivalent to 'don't worry' or 'take it easy'.

着 zhe

急 jí