熱鍋上的螞蟻 rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ

anxious; agitated; (like) a cat on a hot tin roof

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. anxious
  2. 2. agitated
  3. 3. (like) a cat on a hot tin roof

Characters

Character Meaning
熱 rè
hot (of weather); heat; to heat up
鍋 guō
pot; pan; boiler
上 shang HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
的 de HSK 1
(used after an attribute)
螞 mǎ
ant; grasshopper; dragonfly
蟻 yǐ
ant