Chinese word

暴躁

Pronunciation

Pinyinbào zào

Meaning

  • adjectiveirritable

Example

她一旦暴躁，就很难安静下来。tā yí dàn bào zào jiù hěn nán ān jìng xià lái

Once she gets irritable, it is hard for her to calm down.

Illustration for 暴躁 (irritable)

More examples

他一生气就暴躁，很难和他沟通。tā yì shēng qì jiù bào zào hěn nán hé tā gōu tōng

When he gets angry, he becomes short-tempered, and it is hard to communicate with him.

Core concept

An inner state that jumps from calm to heated agitation when small things go wrong.

Common phrases

  • 脾气暴躁pí qì bào zào

    short-tempered

Similar words

易怒yì nù: Likely to get angry easily, even because of small things.
烦躁fán zào: Feeling restless and annoyed, with difficulty settling down.
急躁jí zào: Restless and impatient, with little tolerance for delay.
暴怒bào nù: Overcome by a sudden burst of fierce anger.

Definition in Chinese

容易因小事发怒，表现为情绪短时或持续地急剧上升且难以控制。róng yì yīn xiǎo shì fā nù biǎo xiàn wèi qíng xù duǎn shí huò chí xù dì jí jù shàng shēng qiě nán yǐ kòng zhì

Word origin

暴 (bào, "fierce") + 躁 (zào, "restless") presents agitation as both intense and unsettled, which explains the word's quick, difficult-to-control temper.

Usage tips

  • 暴躁 (bàozào, "irritable") often describes how a person is acting at a particular time, making it useful for everyday observations about behavior rather than only for personality descriptions.

Other meanings

  • short-temperedadjective
  • hot-temperedadjective

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