心急火燎 xīnjíhuǒliǎo to burn with anxiety Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 心急 xīnjí impatient impatient; anxious; short-tempered; to feel restless due to urgency or worry火燎 huǒliǎo urgent extremely urgent; pressing (often used in the context of one's state of mind, as in 心急火燎 xīnjíhuǒliǎo)