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担惊受怕

dān jīng shòu pà

4-character word Traditional 擔驚受怕

What 担惊受怕 means

1. idiomapprehensive; alarmed; anxious

The characters in 担惊受怕

• 担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder
• 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared
• 受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer
• 怕pàto be afraid; to fear; to dread

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