干着急 gān zháo jí — to fret helplessly; to worry to no avail

干着急
gān zháo jí

Characters: 干 · 着 · 急

Definitions

  1. to fret helplessly; to worry to no avail

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to worry helplessly

ExtDict

  1. 焦急而无济于事。

Examples

  • 孩子烧得厉害，他在一旁只会干着急。

    The child burned with fever, and all he could do was fret helplessly.

  • 事情已经这样，干着急也没用。

    Things have come to this; worrying about it won't help.