Definitions

zào (adjective) restless; agitated; hot-tempered

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character 躁 is structured with the radical 足, indicating foot or movement, and the component 喿, which functions primarily as a phonetic element. Its early usage centered on physical restlessness or hastiness, directly associated with agitated footwork. Over centuries, the semantic range broadened to include emotional impatience and irritability, integrating psychological agitation into its meaning while retaining the same compositional form.

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他今天有点急

Tā jīntiān yǒudiǎn jízào.

He is a bit irritable today.

别这么急,慢慢来。

Bié zhème jízào, màn man lái.

Don't be so impatient; take your time.

天气炎热让人心浮气

Tiānqì yánrè ràng rén xīn fú qì zào.

The hot weather makes people restless and irritable.

他性格暴,很容易发怒。

Tā xìnggé bàozào, hěn róngyì fā nù.

He has a fiery temper and gets angry easily。

这个消息引发了社会的动。

Zhège xiāoxi yǐnfā le shèhuì de zàodòng.

This news caused social unrest.

我们需要戒骄戒,继续努力。

Wǒmen xūyào jiè jiāo jiè zào, jìxù nǔlì.

We need to guard against arrogance and impatience and keep working hard.

市场的狂热动最终会平息下来。

Shìchǎng de kuángrè zàodòng zuìzhōng huì píngxī xiàlái.

The frenzied turbulence of the market will eventually calm down.

在信息爆炸的时代,保持内心不是一种修养。

Zài xìnxī bàozhà de shídài, bǎochí nèixīn bú zào shì yì zhǒng xiūyǎng.

In this era of information explosion, maintaining an unperturbed mind is a kind of cultivation.