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TOPIK 3adjective

초조하다

chojohada

초조해요 · 초조했어요 · 초조한 (+noun)

anxious, restless, on edge

Example

결과를 기다리면서 초조해서 계속 시계를 봤어요.

Waiting for the results, I was so on edge that I kept checking the clock.

Word parts

초 scorched조 dry

Literally 'scorched and dry': burning with impatience.