惴惴不安 zhuì zhuì bù ān

to be anxious and frightened; to be on tenterhooks (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 35688th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be anxious and frightened
  2. 2. to be on tenterhooks (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
anxious; worried
anxious; worried
not; no; (negative prefix)
safe; secure; safety