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Pinyin zào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. impatient; hot-tempered
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. Irritable; 2. Restless
  2. hot-tempered/impatient/tense/excited/irritable/rash/restless/impetuous
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​份人易​嬲​、​易​發火
    hot-tempered; easy to get angry; enraged
    • 佢好躁㗎,琴晚又同人嗌交喇。
      佢好躁㗎,琴晚又同人嗌交喇。
      keoi5 hou2 cou3 gaa3, kam4 maan5 jau6 tung4 jan4 aai3 gaau1 laa3.
      He's very hot-tempered, last night he got involved in a quarrel with others again.
    • 而家又唔係要怪你,你咁躁做咩唧?
      而家又唔系要怪你,你咁躁做咩唧?
      ji4 gaa1 jau6 m4 hai6 jiu3 gwaai3 nei5, nei5 gam2 cou3 zou6 me1 zek1?
      Now you are not the one to be blamed, what are you being so angry for?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    impetuous; irritable
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. tense, excited, irritable
  2. Cangjie Input
    RMRRD
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 煩躁 – 烦躁
  2. 急躁
  3. 暴躁
  4. 粗暴
  5. 燥熱 – 燥热
  6. 容易上火的
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1110
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他早上总是有点脾气暴躁。
    他早上總是有點脾氣暴躁。
    tā zǎo shang zǒng shì yǒu diǎn pí qi bào zào 。
    • He is always a little irritable in the morning.
  2. Mandarin
    等朋友等太久时,会感到烦躁.
    等朋友等太久時,會感到煩躁.
    děng péng you děng tài jiǔ shí , huì gǎn dào fán zào .
    • I feel restless when I have to wait too long for my friend to show up.
  3. Mandarin
    汤姆是个脾气暴躁的老人。
    湯姆是個脾氣暴躁的老人。
    tāng mǔ shì gè pí qi bào zào de lǎo rén 。
    • Tom is a grumpy old man.
    • Tom is a crotchety old man.
  4. Mandarin
    不要让自己因为一些小事而烦躁了。
    不要讓自己因為一些小事而煩躁了。
    bù yào ràng zì jǐ yīn wèi yī xiē xiǎo shì ér fán zào le 。
    • Stop getting yourself worked up over little things.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢呢排好暴躁,你反应慢佢都抦到你开花。
    佢呢排好暴躁,你反應慢佢都抦到你開花。
    keoi5 ni1 paai4 hou2 bou6 cou3, nei5 faan2 jing3 maan6 keoi5 dou1 bing2 dou3 nei5 hoi1 faa1
    • He's been feeling very grumpy lately. If your response is slow, he'll even blow up on you.
  2. Cantonese
    我哥哥有躁郁症,要食稳定情绪嘅药。
    我哥哥有躁鬱症,要食穩定情緒嘅藥。
    ngo5 go4 go1 jau5 cou3 wat1 zing3, jiu3 sik6 wan2 ding6 cing4 seoi5 ge3 joek6.
    • My elder brother suffers from bipolar disorder, and has to take mood stabilisers.
  3. Cantonese
    啲球员太急躁,令到失分越嚟越多。
    啲球員太急躁,令到失分越嚟越多。
    di1 kau4 jyun4 taai3 gap1 cou3, ling6 dou3 sat1 fan1 jyut6 lai4 jyut6 do1.
    • Those players are too hot-headed, and that's why they lose more and more marks.
  4. Cantonese
    噪音会令人心情烦躁,进而影响睡眠质素。
    噪音會令人心情煩躁,進而影響睡眠質素。
    cou3 jam1 wui5 ling6 jan4 sam1 cing4 faan4 cou3, zeon3 ji4 jing2 hoeng2 seoi6 min4 zat1 sou3.
    • Noise would annoy people, and thus their quality of sleep is affected.
  5. Cantonese
    佢系一个暴躁嘅人。
    佢係一個暴躁嘅人。
    keoi5 hai6 jat1 go3 bou6 cou3 ge3 jan4.
    • He is a crotchety man.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    暴躁
    暴躁
    bào zào
    • irritable; irascible; bad-tempered
  2. Mandarin
    烦躁
    煩躁
    fán zào
    • agitated
  3. Mandarin
    浮躁的时代
    浮躁的時代
    fú zào de shí dài
    • restless times
  4. Mandarin
    脾气暴躁
    脾氣暴躁
    pí qì bào zào
    • to have a bad temper
  5. Mandarin
    轻躁狂发作
    輕躁狂發作
    qīng zào kuáng fā zuò
    • to have a hypomanic episode