惴惴不安

zhuìzhuì-bù'ān

idiom #35,583

Meanings

HSK 5

等待考试结果时，他惴惴不安。

Děngdài kǎoshì jiéguǒ shí, tā zhuìzhuì-bù'ān.

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

HSK 5

她惴惴不安地走进了老板的办公室。

Tā zhuìzhuì-bù'ān de zǒujìn le lǎobǎn de bàngōngshì.

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

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.

惴 zhuì

不 bù

安 ān