# 焦躁 (jiāozào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 焦躁 (jiāozào) means “fretful; anxious and impatient”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: fretful; anxious and impatient
- Pinyin: jiāozào (jiao1 zao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 等待太久让他感到焦躁。
  Děng dài tài jiǔ ràng tā gǎndào jiāozào.
  Waiting too long made him feel restless and impatient.

## Characters

- [焦](https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-burnt/) (jiāo): burnt; scorched
- 躁 (zào): impatient; hot-tempered

https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-zao-fretful/

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