- 心急如焚 xīnjírúfén burning with anxietyto be extremely anxious or impatient; literally "heart burning like fire"
- 心急火燎 xīnjíhuǒliǎo to burn with anxietyto be extremely anxious or impatient; to be burning with impatience, as if on fire
- 心急吃不了热豆腐 xīnjíchībuliǎorèdòufu haste makes waste(idiom) impatient people cannot eat hot tofu; used to advise that one must be patient because rushing will ruin the result