提心吊胆提心吊膽

tí xīn diào dǎn

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge

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提títo hold in the hand; to lift, to raise扌是心xīnheart; mind; soul 吊diàoto condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang口巾胆dǎngallbladder; gall, guts, courage⺼旦