着急

• 拼音: zháo jí
• 汉字拆解: 着 = 羊 (sheep) + 目 (eye), resultative complement indicating a reached state; 急 = 刍 + 心 (heart), urgent or hurried

含义

To feel anxious; to be in a hurry; to worry about something urgently.

Describes a state of impatience, anxiety, or urgency — a feeling that something needs to happen quickly or that one is worried about a situation. Often used with 别 to tell someone not to worry (别着急). Can describe rushing due to time pressure or emotional worry.

例句

1. 火车快开了，他着急地在人群中找票。
2. 别着急，事情慢慢来，总会解决的。
3. 她着急地等着医院的检查结果出来。

用法指南

语境: everyday, emotional

语气: casual

正确说法

• 别着急，我们还有时间。(Don't worry, we still have time.)
• 她看到孩子没回家就开始着急了。(She started to worry when her child hadn't come home.)

错误说法

• 把'着急'用于书面正式报告或文件 (Avoid 着急 in formal written documents — use 焦虑 or 紧迫 for professional or academic contexts)

起源与历史

A compound of 着 (a resultative complement indicating a state has been reached) and 急 (urgent, anxious). Together they mean to have entered a state of urgency or worry.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal