| 浮躁 | fú zào | fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained | |
| 烦躁 | fán zào | jittery; twitchy; fidgety | |
| 急躁HSK 6 | jí zào | irritable; irascible; impetuous | |
| 焦躁 | jiāo zào | fretful; impatient | |
| 暴躁 | bào zào | irascible; irritable; violent |
| 1 | We should guard against arrogance and impatience. | |
| 2 | He is very irritable right now. | |
| 3 | It's best not to provoke him. He has a bad temper. | |
| 4 | She becomes restless and irritated when someone mentions her past. | |
| 5 | We need to face problems calmly and rationally, instead of being impulsive and panicking. |