人心惶惶 rén xīn huáng huáng (idiom) everyone is anxious / (of a group of people) to feel anxious syn 担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious / worried / uneasy / to worry / to be anxious syn 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom) / to look miserable syn 急于求成 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng anxious for quick results (idiom) / to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous syn 惴惴不安 zhuì zhuì bù ān to be on tenterhooks (idiom) / to be anxious and frightened syn 牵肠挂肚 牽腸掛肚 qiān cháng guà dù deeply worried (idiom) / to feel anxious syn 急人之难 急人之難 jí rén zhī nàn anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom) syn 灭此朝食 滅此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed / anxious to do battle (idiom) 皇帝不急太监急 皇帝不急太監急 huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom) / fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved 忐忑不安 tǎn tè - bù ān (idiom) anxious / in turmoil syn 担惊受怕 擔驚受怕 dān jīng - shòu pà (idiom) apprehensive / alarmed / anxious syn 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3] syn 焦急 jiāo jí anxiety / anxious syn 焦虑 焦慮 jiāo lǜ anxious / worried / apprehensive syn 发愁 發愁 fā chóu to worry / to fret / to be anxious / to become sad syn 心急 xīn jí anxious / impatient syn 情急 qíng jí anxious syn 求知 qiú zhī anxious to learn / keen for knowledge 挂念 掛念 guà niàn to feel anxious about / to have (sth) weighing on one's mind syn 忧心 憂心 yōu xīn concerned / worried / disturbed / anxious syn 企盼 qǐ pàn to expect / to look forward to / anxious for sth / to hope (to get sth) syn 揪心 jiū xīn lit. grips the heart / worried / anxious syn 怦怦 pēng pēng thumping sound (onom.) / to be eager and anxious (to do sth) / faithful and upright syn 惶惶 huáng huáng alarmed / anxious syn 着急 著急 zháo jí to worry / to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency / to be in a hurry / Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2] syn 犯愁 fàn chóu to worry / to be anxious syn 跳脚 跳腳 tiào jiǎo to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc) syn 惶惑 huáng huò anxious and perplexed / uneasy and confused / suspicious and fearful syn 心焦 xīn jiāo worried / anxious syn 烦乱 煩亂 fán luàn anxious / agitated syn 猴急 hóu jí impatient / to be in a rush (to do sth) / anxious / fretful / agitated 惶恐不安 huáng kǒng bù ān anxious / panicky syn 忧思 憂思 yōu sī to be anxious and worried / agitated / pensive syn 发急 發急 fā jí to fret / to get impatient / to become anxious syn 火烧火燎 火燒火燎 huǒ shāo huǒ liáo restless with anxiety / unbearably hot and anxious syn 急 jí urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried / to make (sb) anxious syn 焦 jiāo burnt / scorched / charred / worried / anxious / coke / joule (abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3]) syn 顼 頊 xù grieved / anxious 惴 zhuì anxious / worried 蛩 qióng anxious / grasshopper / a cricket 怫 fú anxious 盱 xū anxious / stare 热锅上的蚂蚁 熱鍋上的螞蟻 rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ (like) a cat on a hot tin roof / anxious / agitated 懆 cǎo anxious / sad 急眼 jí yǎn to be anxious / to get angry with sb 忧悒 憂悒 yōu yì anxious / distressed / burdened with care 牵记 牽記 qiān jì to feel anxious about sth / unable to stop thinking about sth / to miss 惊急 驚急 jīng jí stunned and anxious 懊憹 ào náo anxious / brooding 遑遑 huáng huáng hurried / anxious 急欲 jí yù to be keen to ... / to be anxious to ... 懊𢙐 懊憹 ào náo anxious / brooding 㤽㤽 懤懤 chóu chóu anxious / depressed 惶遽 huáng jù frightened / anxious syn 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears syn 热泪盈眶 熱淚盈眶 rè lèi yíng kuàng eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) / extremely moved syn 筋疲力尽 筋疲力盡 jīn pí lì jìn body weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / extremely tired / spent 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon syn 腰缠万贯 腰纏萬貫 yāo chán wàn guàn lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom) / carrying lots of money / extremely wealthy / loaded syn 弱不禁风 弱不禁風 ruò bù jīn fēng lit. too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom) / fig. extremely delicate / fragile syn 千差万别 千差萬別 qiān chā wàn bié (idiom) extremely diverse / to vary greatly syn 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation syn 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. to be extremely cautious / to be skating on thin ice syn 惨绝人寰 慘絕人寰 cǎn jué rén huán extremely tragic (idiom) / with unprecedented brutality syn 洪水猛兽 洪水猛獸 hóng shuǐ měng shòu lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom) / fig. great scourges / extremely dangerous or threatening things syn 形影相吊 形影相弔 xíng yǐng xiāng diào with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) / extremely sad and lonely syn 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence syn 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom) / requiring immediate action / extremely urgent syn 三茶六饭 三茶六飯 sān chá liù fàn lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom) 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 气冲牛斗 氣衝牛斗 qì chōng niú dǒu (idiom) extremely angry / infuriated syn 灿若繁星 燦若繁星 càn ruò fán xīng bright as a multitude of stars (idiom) / extremely able talent 重于泰山 重於泰山 zhòng yú tài shān heavier than Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. extremely serious matter syn 虎尾春冰 hǔ wěi chūn bīng lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation syn 毫厘不爽 毫釐不爽 háo lí bù shuǎng not to deviate an iota (idiom) / to be extremely accurate syn 毫发不爽 毫髮不爽 háo fà bù shuǎng not to deviate one hair's breadth (idiom) / to be extremely accurate 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom) / fig. extremely common / easily available syn 富可敌国 富可敵國 fù kě dí guó having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 寝食难安 寢食難安 qǐn shí nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled syn 目无全牛 目無全牛 mù wú quán niú to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom) / extremely skilled / able to see through the problem at one glance syn 神乎其技 shén hū qí jì (idiom) brilliant / extremely skillful / virtuosic 笥匮囊空 笥匱囊空 sì kuì náng kōng extremely destitute (idiom) 比登天还难 比登天還難 bǐ dēng tiān hái nán lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom) / fig. extremely difficult / far from an easy task 狗胆包天 狗膽包天 gǒu dǎn bāo tiān extremely daring (idiom) / foolhardy 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom) syn 万夫不当 萬夫不當 wàn fū bù dāng lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom) / fig. extremely brave and strong 寝食难安 寢食難安 qǐn shí - nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled syn 怨气冲天 怨氣沖天 yuàn qì - chōng tiān (idiom) extremely resentful 笥匮囊空 笥匱囊空 sì kuì - náng kōng (idiom) extremely destitute 十分 shí fēn very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts syn 异常 異常 yì cháng unusual / abnormal / extremely / exceptionally syn 极为 極為 jí wéi extremely / exceedingly syn 极其 極其 jí qí extremely syn 极度 極度 jí dù extremely syn 不堪 bù kān cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely syn 万分 萬分 wàn fēn very much / extremely / one ten thousandth part syn 极了 極了 jí le extremely / exceedingly syn 