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jiāo
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. burnt
  2. 2. scorched
  3. 3. charred
  4. 4. worried
  5. 5. anxious
  6. 6. coke

Words Containing 焦

焦耳
jiāo ěr

joule (loanword)

烤焦
kǎo jiāo

to burn (food by overroasting etc)

定焦镜头
dìng jiāo jìng tóu

prime lens

焦距
jiāo jù

focal length

变焦环
biàn jiāo huán

(photography) focus ring

焦外
jiāo wài

bokeh (photography)

焦土
jiāo tǔ

scorched earth

散焦
sàn jiāo

to defocus

焦香
jiāo xiāng

burnt aroma

聚焦
jù jiāo

to focus

焦虑症
jiāo lǜ zhèng

neurosis

变焦距镜头
biàn jiāo jù jìng tóu

zoom lens

下焦
xià jiāo

(TCM) lower burner, the part of the body within the pelvic cavity (below the navel, including the kidneys, bladder and intestines)

煤焦油
méi jiāo yóu

coal tar

千焦
qiān jiāo

kilojoule

三焦
sān jiāo

(TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the \triple heater\ or \San Jiao\",2025-02-14 13:18:20,2025-02-14 13:18:20 2421,14547,triple jump (athletics),2025-02-14 13:18:20,2025-02-14 13:18:20 2422,14547,hop

对焦
duì jiāo

to focus (a camera)

焦炙
jiāo zhì

to scorch

微聚焦
wēi jù jiāo

microfocus x-ray computed tomography (microCT)

中焦
zhōng jiāo

(TCM) middle burner, the part of the body within the abdominal cavity (between the diaphragm and the navel, including the spleen and stomach)

上焦
shàng jiāo

(TCM) upper burner, the part of the body within the thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm, including the heart and lungs)

调焦
tiáo jiāo

to focus

烧焦
shāo jiāo

to burn

焦作市
jiāo zuò shì

Jiaozuo prefecture-level city in Henan

炼焦
liàn jiāo

coking

焦虑
jiāo lǜ

anxious

变焦
biàn jiāo

(photography) zoom

广泛性焦虑症
guǎng fàn xìng jiāo lǜ zhèng

generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

炼焦炉
liàn jiāo lú

coking furnace

焦油
jiāo yóu

tar

焦化
jiāo huà

to distill

焦躁
jiāo zào

fretful

焦灼
jiāo zhuó

(literary) deeply worried

焦急
jiāo jí

anxiety

焦头烂额
jiāo tóu làn é

lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)

焦黄
jiāo huáng

sallow

焦炉
jiāo lú

coking furnace

焦糖
jiāo táng

caramel

共焦
gòng jiāo

confocal (math.)

焦点
jiāo diǎn

focal point; focus (lit. and fig.)

焦虑不安
jiāo lǜ bù ān

worried too much

心焦
xīn jiāo

worried

焦作
jiāo zuò

Jiaozuo prefecture-level city in Henan

焦虑
jiāo lǜ

anxious