担惊受怕

擔驚受怕

dānjīng-shòupà

idiom #16,580

Meanings

1 apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
2 to live in fear and trembling

Characters

to bear; to carry

to endure; to receive

Examples

HSK 3

她一个人在家，总是担惊受怕的。

Tā yī gè rén zài jiā, zǒngshì dānjīng-shòupà de.

She's always anxious when home alone.

HSK 4

那段时间他整天担惊受怕。

Nà duàn shíjiān tā zhěngtiān dānjīng-shòupà.

During that period, he spent every day in fear.

Tips

memory

担 (bear/carry) + 惊 (fright) + 受 (endure) + 怕 (fear) - carrying fright and enduring fear simultaneously.

Stroke Order

担 dān

惊 jīng

受 shòu

怕 pà