焦头烂额 jiāotóulàn'é badly burned Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 jiāotóulàn'é 2 badly burned 1overwhelmed 1 2 sentences 繁重的工作任务让他忙得焦头烂额。 fánzhòng de gōngzuò rènwu ràng tā máng de jiāotóulàn'é. Heavy workloads have left him utterly overwhelmed. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary救火英雄从废墟中走出来时,已经被烧得焦头烂额。 jiùhuǒ yīngxióng cóng fèixū zhōng zǒu chūlái shí, yǐjīng bèi shāo de jiāotóulàn'é. When the firefighting hero emerged from the ruins, he was already badly burned. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary