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忐忑不安

tǎn tè bù ān

uneasy; nervous

Character by character

忐tǎn
uneasy
忑tè
uneasy
不bù
not
安ān
calm

Example

等检查结果的时候,她一直忐忑不安。
Waiting for the test results, she was on edge the whole time.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

More written than 心里七上八下.

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