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焦
jiāo
Description
"焦"常常用来说东西被火烧黑了，或者饭菜煮得太久变黑变硬。
"焦" is often used to describe something burnt black by fire, or food cooked too long until black and hard.
它也可以说心里很着急，比如"焦急"。
It can also describe feeling very anxious, like in "焦急".
Meanings
焦jiāo
burnt; scorched; charred
面包烤得有点焦了。
The bread is a bit burnt.
焦jiāo
anxious; worried
他等了很久，心里很焦。
He waited a long time and felt anxious.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as "burnt" it usually describes food or things over fire; as "anxious" it appears in compounds like 焦急.
- Etymology
pictures fire (火/灬) under a bird, suggesting roasting to blackness.
In videos
“这是这是西安人最喜欢的外道焦焦的”
“你就會感到非常焦慮 非常不安”
“这颗卫星上搭载了一颗焦段”
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