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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 提心吊胆
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 提心吊胆 | tí xīn - diào dǎn | - (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 8 | 17,151 | 24,291 | 21,883 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 提 | dī | - used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5] |
| 提 | tí | - to carry (hanging down from the hand) - to lift - to put forward - to mention - to raise (an issue) - upwards character stroke - lifting brush stroke (in painting) - scoop for measuring liquid |
| 心 | xīn | - heart - mind - intention - center - core - CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] |
| 吊 | diào | - to suspend - to hang up - to hang a person |
| 吊 | diào | - a string of 100 cash (arch.) - to lament - to condole with - variant of 吊[diao4] |
| 胆 | dǎn | - gall bladder - courage - guts - gall - inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) |
Other Words Containing 提心吊胆
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 提心吊胆 | - | 8 | 17,151 | 24,291 | 21,883 |