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CHINESE WORD

tí xīn diào dǎn

提心吊胆

to be very scared and on edge

Numbered pinyin: ti2 xin1 diao4 dan3
English meanings: (saying) to be very scared and on edge

Example sentences

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01
tíxīndiàodǎn提心吊胆。
Anxious and uneasy.
02
zhěngtiān整天tíxīndiàodǎn提心吊胆。
Nervous all day.
03
zuò做hǎo好wàn万quán全zhǔnbèi准备。
Be fully prepared.
04
cóngróng从容ānxīn安心。
Calm and assured.
05
fàngxià放下xīn心lái来。
Feel relieved.
06
ān安rán然wú无yōu忧。
Free of worry.

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