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提心吊胆

tíxīn-diàodǎn

Traditional: 提心吊膽

(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge

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Meaning of 提心吊胆 in English

tíxīn-diàodǎnHSK 7–9Syllabus #9393
  1. (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge

Characters

提 on its own →
tí · to carry (hanging down from the hand)

HSK words with 提

提高HSK 3提HSK 4提出HSK 4提到HSK 4提供HSK 4提前HSK 4提醒HSK 4提倡HSK 5提交HSK 5提起HSK 5
心 on its own →
xīn · heart

HSK words with 心

担心HSK 3放心HSK 3关心HSK 3开心HSK 3小心HSK 3心里HSK 3心HSK 4爱心HSK 4粗心HSK 4耐心HSK 4
吊 on its own →
diào · to suspend

HSK words with 吊

吊HSK 6吊销HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 胆

大胆HSK 5胆小HSK 5胆量HSK 7–9胆怯HSK 7–9胆小鬼HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences