惴惴不安

zhuìzhuìbù'ān

idiom #35,583

Meanings

1 anxious and uneasy
2 on tenterhooks
3 filled with apprehension

Characters

anxious; fearful

anxious; fearful

Examples

等待考试结果时，他惴惴不安。

Děngdài kǎoshì jiéguǒ shí, tā zhuìzhuìbù'ān.

While waiting for the exam results, he was on tenterhooks.

她惴惴不安地走进了老板的办公室。

Tā zhuìzhuìbù'ān de zǒu jìn le lǎobǎn de bàngōngshì.

She walked into the boss's office filled with apprehension.

Tips

history

From the Book of Songs 《诗经·秦风·黄鸟》: 临其穴，惴惴其栗 — approaching the burial pit, they trembled with fear, mourning a man buried alive at his lord's funeral.

Stroke Order

惴 zhuì

不 bù

安 ān