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提心吊胆 (tí xīn diào dǎn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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提心吊胆 (tí xīn diào dǎn): Live in fear / be on tenterhooks — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

提心吊胆 consists of 4 characters.

heart; mind; core

hang; suspend; lift up or let down with a rope

gallbladder; courage, boldness

How to Use 提心吊胆 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 提心吊胆 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith日子

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

de的

rì日

zi子

neutral

anxious days

Verb + Complementwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

Adverb + Verbwith等待

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

de地

děng等

dài待

Verb + Objectwith让人

ràng让

rén人

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

Example Sentences with 提心吊胆

tā他

wǎn晚

shàng上

yí一

gè个

rén人

zǒu走

neutral

feel anxious

neutral

wait anxiously

neutral

make people nervous

yè

夜

lù路

，

zǒng总

shì是

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

de的

。

He always feels nervous when walking alone at night.

dé得

zhī知

gōng公

sī司

jí即

jiāng将

cái裁

yuán员

，

quán全

tǐ体

yuán员

gōng工

dōu都

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

dì地

děng等

dài待

zhe着

zuì最

zhōng终

míng名

dān单

。

Upon learning that the company was about to lay off employees, all staff members waited for the final list on tenterhooks.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

zǒng总

shì是

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

de的

，

shì是

bu不

shì是

yǒu有

shén什

me么

shì事

qíng情

mán瞒

zhe着

wǒ我

men们

？

You've been living in fear lately; are you hiding something from us?

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kǎo考

shì试

qián前

，

xiǎo小

míng明

yīn因

wèi为

méi没

fù复

xí习

hǎo好

ér而

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

，

dān担

xīn心

kǎo考

bù不

hǎo好

。

Before the exam, Xiaoming was anxious because he hadn't studied well and worried about failing.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

fēng风

xiǎn险

hěn很

gāo高

，

dàn但

tā他

bìng

zài在

tóu投

zī资

shì市

chǎng场

jù剧

liè烈

bō波

dòng动

shí

zài在

děng等

dài待

miàn面

shì试

jié结

guǒ果

de的

nà那

jǐ

měi每

cì次

hái孩

zi子

dú独

zì自

wài外

chū出

，

fù

并

wèi未

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

，

fǎn反

ér而

lěng冷

jìng静

dì地

zhì制

dìng定

le了

yìng应

duì对

cè策

lüè略

。

Despite the high risks, he was not on tenterhooks; instead, he calmly formulated a response strategy.

时

，

xǔ许

duō多

xīn新

shǒu手

tóu投

zī资

zhě者

nán难

miǎn免

huì会

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

，

yè夜

bù不

néng能

mèi寐

。

During sharp fluctuations in the investment market, many novice investors inevitably live in fear and cannot sleep at night.

几

tiān天

lǐ里

，

tā她

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

，

shēng生

pà怕

cuò错

guò过

rèn任

hé何

xiāo消

xī息

。

During the days waiting for the interview results, she was on edge every day, afraid of missing any news.

父

mǔ母

dōu都

huì会

tí提

xīn心

diào吊

dǎn胆

，

zhí直

dào到

tā他

ān安

quán全

huí回

jiā家

cái才

fàng放

xīn心

。

Every time the child goes out alone, the parents are on tenterhooks until he returns home safely.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 提心吊胆.

Words with 提

提高tí gāoHSK 3
提供tí gōngHSK 4
提前tí qiánHSK 4
提醒tí xǐngHSK 4
前提qián tí
提交tí jiāo
提倡tí chàng
提出tí chū

Words with 心

关心guān xīnHSK 3
小心xiǎo xīnHSK 3
担心dān xīnHSK 3
放心fàng xīnHSK 3
伤心shāng xīnHSK 4
信心xìn xīnHSK 4
开心kāi xīnHSK 4
心情

Words with 吊

吊唁diào yàn
吊销diào xiāo

Words with 胆

壮胆zhuàng dǎn
大胆dà dǎn
胆子dǎn zi
胆小dǎn xiǎo
胆怯dǎn qiè
胆量dǎn liàng
胆小鬼dǎn xiǎo guǐ

xīn qíng

HSK 4