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焦

jiāo · jiao/Jiāo · jiao

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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jiāo 焦

  1. burnt
  2. scorched
  3. charred
  4. worried
  5. anxious
  6. coke
  7. joule (abbr. for 焦耳 (jiāo ěr))

Jiāo 焦

  1. surname Jiao
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In a conversation

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The burnt egg

  1. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)味道(wèidao)？好像(hǎoxiàng)有(yǒu)东西(dōngxi)焦(jiāo)了(le)。

    What is that smell? It seems something is burnt.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)鸡蛋(jīdàn)焦(jiāo)了(le)！

    My egg is burnt!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)把(bǎ)鸡蛋(jīdàn)煎(jiān)焦(jiāo)了(le)？

    How did you fry the egg until it burnt?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一边(yībiān)做饭(zuòfàn)，一边(yībiān)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    I was looking at my phone while cooking.

  5. Liangliang

    这块(zhèkuài)焦(jiāo)的(de)，小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)会(huì)吃(chī)吧(ba)？

    Would the birds eat this burnt piece?

  6. Dengdeng

    小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)也(yě)不会(bùhuì)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)焦(jiāo)的(de)吧(ba)。

    I think even birds won't want to eat burnt ones.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

面(miàn)包(bāo)烤(kǎo)得(de)太(tài)久(jiǔ)，表(biǎo)面(miàn)已(yǐ)经(jīng)焦(jiāo)了(le)。

The bread was baked too long, and its surface is already burnt.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)这(zhè)么(me)晚(wǎn)还(hái)没(méi)回(huí)家(jiā)，她(tā)心(xīn)里(lǐ)非(fēi)常(cháng)焦(jiāo)急(jí)。

Her child still hadn't come home so late, and she felt extremely anxious.

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