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提心吊胆

tí xīn diào dǎn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 提心吊膽

提心吊胆 (tí xīn diào dǎn) means "(saying) to be very scared and on edge". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 提心吊胆 means

1. idiomnervous; fearful; on edge

The characters in 提心吊胆

• 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 吊diàoto suspend; to hang up; to hang a person
• 胆dǎngall bladder; courage; guts

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