nóng lòng
Definition
Adjective: - Impatient; anxious: A state of feeling restless, uneasy, or bothered due to having to wait for something or a strong, urgent desire for something to happen.
Usage
This adjective describes a person's emotional state. It is often used with verbs like muốn (to want), chờ (to wait), or đợi (to await) to express eagerness or impatience for an action or event. - It can directly modify a noun (e.g., người nóng lòng). - It is commonly used in the structure: Subject + nóng lòng + muốn/chờ/đợi/làm gì...
Usage Examples
- (I am impatient to know the result.)
- (She is anxiously waiting for a reply message.)
- (Don't be so impatient like that; everything needs time.)
- (He is a very impatient person.)
Advanced Usage
- Nóng lòng sốt ruột: An intensified form combining two synonyms ( and , both meaning impatient) to emphasize extreme anxiety or impatience.
- Cả gia đình nóng lòng sốt ruột chờ đợi tin tức. (The whole family is extremely anxious waiting for news.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nóng ruột (adj): A synonym with the same meaning as (impatient, anxious).
- Tôi nóng ruột chờ đến lượt mình. (I am impatiently waiting for my turn.)
- Sốt ruột (adj): Another common synonym meaning impatient or restless.
- Chờ đợi lâu khiến anh ấy sốt ruột. (The long wait made him restless.)
- Nôn nóng (adj): Impatient, eager, in a hurry. It often implies a slightly more agitated state than .
- Cậu ấy nôn nóng muốn lên đường ngay. (He is eager/impatient to set off immediately.)
Synonyms
- Thiếu kiên nhẫn: Lacking patience.
- Hấp tấp: Rash, hasty (focuses more on impulsive action resulting from impatience).
Related Idioms
- Nóng như lửa đốt: (Hot as if being burned by fire) – An idiom describing a state of extreme anxiety, worry, or impatience.
- Chờ kết quả thi, nó nóng như lửa đốt. (Waiting for the exam results, he was on pins and needles.)
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impatient; anxious
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