忐忑不安
tǎn tè bù ān
uneasy; nervous
Character by character
忐tǎn
uneasy
uneasy
忑tè
uneasy
uneasy
不bù
not
not
安ān
calm
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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