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七上八下
七上八下
(qī shàng bā xià): Feel uneasy and unsettled — Meaning & Stroke Order
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1.
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2.
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Character Breakdown
七 • qī • seven • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
qī
七
seven
上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shàng
上
up; above
八 • bā • eight • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bā
八
eight
下 • xià • down; below • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
xià
下
down; below
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 七上八下.
Words with
七
七嘴八舌
qī zuǐ bā shé
Everyone talking at once / Noisy discussion
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
in a mess / chaotic
七十
qī shí
seventy
七曜
qīyào
seven luminaries (the sun, moon, and five visible planets)
七月
qī yuè
July
七点
qī diǎn
seven o'clock
十七
shí qī
seventeen
第七
dì qī
seventh
Words with
上
上午
shàng wǔ
morning
上学
shàng xué
to go to school
上课
shàng kè
to go to class
上去
shàng qu
to go up
Words with
八
八卦
bā guà
Gossip
八成
bā chéng
Eighty percent
七嘴八舌
qī zuǐ bā shé
Everyone talking at once / Noisy discussion
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
in a mess / chaotic
Words with
下
下午
xià wǔ
afternoon
下班
xià bān
to finish work
下课
xià kè
to finish class
下雨
xià yǔ
rain
上来
shàng lai
to come up
上班
shàng bān
start work
上面
shàng miàn
on top of
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
numerous and varied / all sorts of
四通八达
sì tòng bā dá
well-connected
四面八方
sì miàn bā fāng
all directions / from all sides
三八
sān bā
International Women's Day (March 8); gossipy person (slang)
一下
yī xià
[used after a verb] give something a go
下去
xià qu
to go down
下来
xià lai
to come down
下面
xià miàn
below
4.
Example Sentences with 七上八下
kǎo
考
shì
试
qián
前
，
wǒ
我
xīn
心
lǐ
里
qī
七
shàng
上
bā
八
xià
下
de
的
。
Before the exam, I felt very uneasy.
dì
第
yī
一
cì
次
yuē
约
huì
会
，
tā
她
jǐn
紧
zhāng
张
lǎo
老
bǎn
板
yào
要
zhǎo
找
wǒ
我
tán
谈
huà
话
，
wǒ
我
tā
他
děng
等
jié
结
guǒ
果
de
的
shí
时
hou
候
，
xīn
心
tīng
听
dào
到
zhè
这
ge
个
xiāo
消
xī
息
，
wǒ
我
de
的
dé
得
qī
七
shàng
上
bā
八
xià
下
。
On her first date, she was so nervous her heart was pounding.
qī
七
shàng
上
bā
八
xià
下
de
的
。
The boss wants to talk to me; I'm feeling anxious.
lǐ
里
qī
七
shàng
上
bā
八
xià
下
de
的
。
While waiting for the results, he was on edge.
xīn
心
qī
七
shàng
上
bā
八
xià
下
de
的
。
Hearing this news, my heart was in turmoil.
