坐立難安 zuò lì nán ān

too anxious or worried to sit still

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
坐 zuò HSK 1
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to take a seat
立 lì HSK 5
to stand; to establish; to set up
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
安 ān HSK 3
safe; secure; safety