提
心
吊
胆

(saying) to be very scared and on edge in Chinese: 提心吊胆 (tí xīn diào dǎn)

tí xīn diào dǎn

(saying) to be very scared and on edge

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 提心吊膽1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(saying) to be very scared and on edge

Stroke order

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提
心
吊
胆

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄊㄧˊ

tí

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄉㄧㄠˋ

diào

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄢˇ

dǎn

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

提心吊胆

Simplified

提心吊膽

Traditional

Example sentences

See 提心吊胆 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 考试成绩没出来，他整天提心吊胆。

    kǎo shì chéng jì méi chū lái， tā zhěng tiān tí xīn diào dǎn。

    With the exam results not out, he was on edge all day.

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Related words

提

tí

to carry (hanging down from the hand)

心

xīn

heart

胆

dǎn

gall bladder

吊

diào

to suspend

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

提高

tí gāo

to raise

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

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