躁
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zào · tense, irritable

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20Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 躁

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zàoWords pronounced zào
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Example sentences

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Tā zǎo shàng zǒng shì yǒu diǎn pí qì bào zào.他早上总是有点脾气暴躁。

He is always a little irritable in the morning.

Source: Tatoeba #843504 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào ràng zì jǐ yīn wèi yì xiē xiǎo shì ér fán zào le.不要让自己因为一些小事而烦躁了。

Stop getting yourself worked up over little things.

Source: Tatoeba #8744897 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shì gè pí qì bào zào de lǎo rén.汤姆是个脾气暴躁的老人。

Tom is a grumpy old man.

Source: Tatoeba #8743670 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Děng péng yǒu děng tài jiǔ shí , huì gǎn dào fán zào .等朋友等太久时,会感到烦躁.

I feel restless when I have to wait too long for my friend to show up.

Source: Tatoeba #1406852 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǒu xiē dòng wù fán zào bù ān , kě néng shì dì zhèn lín zhèn qián de yù zhào.某些动物烦躁不安, 可能是地震临震前的预兆。

Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.

Source: Tatoeba #12568682 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shuō tā hěn fán zào.湯姆說他很煩躁。

Tom said that he was irritated.

Source: Tatoeba #13846661 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 躁 in context

  1. Say zào, then recall the core meaning: tense, irritable.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 暴躁 (bào zào), meaning “irascible”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 躁 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.