Lingaku- (saying) to be very scared and on edge
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be very scared and on edge
This phrase describes a state of anxiety or fear, where someone feels highly tense or apprehensive about a situation.
He was on edge while waiting for the results.
Don't be so scared; everything will turn out fine.
Generated collocations (experimental)
tí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆to be very scared and on edgetí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆de地děng dài等待waiting anxiouslytí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆de的gǎn jué感觉feeling fearful and uneasytí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆de的shí kè时刻a moment of anxietytí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆de的xiāo xi消息an unsettling newstí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆de的jú shì局势a tense situationtí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆de地xíng shì行事acting with trepidationtí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆de地miàn duì面对facing with feartí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆de的xīn qíng心情a worried moodtí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆de的jué cè决策a decision made with anxietytí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆de的lǚ chéng旅程a nerve-wracking journey