提 tí
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 是 to be
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
提心吊胆
tíxīndiàodǎn
to be very anxious; to be on tenterhooks
Characters in this word
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
胆 dǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 旦 dawn
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 考试成绩还没公布，他这几天一直提心吊胆。 Kǎoshì chéngjì hái méi gōngbù, tā zhè jǐ tiān yīzhí tíxīndiàodǎn. The exam results haven't been announced yet; he has been on tenterhooks these days.
- 等手术结果的那几天，全家人都提心吊胆。 Děng shǒushù jiéguǒ de nà jǐ tiān, quánjiā rén dōu tíxīndiàodǎn. In the days of waiting for the surgery result, the whole family was on tenterhooks.
- 深夜走在小巷里，她提心吊胆地加快了脚步。 Shēnyè zǒu zài xiǎo xiàng lǐ, tā tíxīndiàodǎn de jiākuài le jiǎobù. Walking through a small alley late at night, she quickened her steps out of fear.
Related words
- 提 tí to carry by hand; to bring up
- 提出 tíchū to put forward
- 提到 tídào to mention
- 提高 tígāo to improve; to raise
- 提前 tíqián ahead of time
- 提问 tíwèn to ask questions
- 提供 tígōng to provide; to offer
- 提醒 tíxǐng to remind
- 前提 qiántí condition; prerequisite
- 提倡 tíchàng to promote; to encourage
- 提起 tíqǐ to mention
- 提示 tíshì hint