着急

Traditional form:

著急

Pinyin (reading):

zháojí

Definitions:

• to worry; to feel anxious
• to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry
• Taiwan pr. (zhāoji)

Characters:

• 着 - to make a move, to take action
• 急 - anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent

Traditional characters:

• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known
• 急 - anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent