Correct
七上八下
/ qī shàng bā xià /
Strokes
Definition
at sixes and sevens/perturbed state of mind/in a mess
Example
Definition
(of one's state of mind) be like a well in which seven buckets are coming up and eight going down―be in an unsettled state of mind; be agitated; be perturbed; be in a mental flurry of indecision; be in twenty minds
1
Tā
她
xīnli
心里
qīshàngbāxià
七上八下
,
bùzhī
不知
rúhé
如何
shì
是
hǎo
好
。
She was so agitated that she did not know what to do.
2
Tā
他
zhè
这
jī
几
tiān
天
xīnlǐ
心里
qīshàngbāxià
七上八下
,
lǎoshi
老是
píngjìng
平静
bù
不
xiàlái
下来
。
His mind has been in turmoil these days and he is unable to think straight.