火烧火燎 — “Extremely anxious and agitated”
火烧火燎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely anxious and agitated”. To feel terribly hot and uncomfortable. Literally, “Fire burning, fire scorching”.
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火烧火燎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
火烧火燎 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 火烧火燎
他得知考试成绩不理想，心里急得火烧火燎的
Upon learning his unsatisfactory exam results, he felt extremely anxious and agitated.
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- huǒ火shàng上jiā加yóu油add fuel to the fire
- huǒ火shàng上nòng弄bīng冰doomed to fail
- huǒ火shàng上nòng弄bīng冰líng凌extremely easy to accomplish
- huǒ火shàng上nòng弄xuě雪vanishes quickly and effortlessly
- huǒ火shàng上jiāo浇yóu油aggravate a situation
- huǒ火shàng上tiān添yóu油make a bad situation worse
- huǒ火zhōng中qǔ取lì栗to be a cat's paw
- huǒ火sǎn伞zhāng张scorching sun overhead
- huǒ火sǎn伞gāo高zhāng张scorching sun like a fiery umbrella
- huǒ火guāng光zhú烛tiān天Raging flames light up the sky
- huǒ火mào冒sān三zhàng丈to fly into a towering rage
- huǒ火mào冒sān三chǐ尺to be in a towering rage
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What does 火烧火燎 mean?
火烧火燎 (huǒ shāo huǒ liáo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely anxious and agitated”.
How do you pronounce 火烧火燎?
火烧火燎 is pronounced huǒ shāo huǒ liáo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 火烧火燎 literally mean?
Literally, 火烧火燎 means “Fire burning, fire scorching”. It is used to mean “Extremely anxious and agitated”.
What is the Chinese definition of 火烧火燎?
燎：烧。被火烧烤。比喻心里非常着急或身上热得难受。