Correct
七上八下
/ qī shàng bā xià /
Strokes
Collocation
1
十五个吊桶打水,七上八下
2
都七上八下的
3
心里感到七上八下
4
心里七上八下的
Definition
七上八下
Literally means:
seven up eight down
Actually means:
be agitated; be perturbed
It means that one is agitated or very nervous, usualy implying that one is not sure or confident about the outcome.
形容心神不定,或慌乱不安。多指把握不准或者心里没有底。
Example
Used as predicate. (作谓语)
1
Ér
儿子
zi
送
sòng
进
jìnyòuér
幼儿园
yuányǐ
以后
,
hòu
一
段
yīduàn
时间
shí
里
jiān
她
lǐtā
一直
yīzhí
担心
dān
这
,
xīnzhè
担心
那
,
dānxīn
心里
nā
总是
xīnlizǒngshì
七上八下
,
qī
老
shàng
不
bāxià
自在
。
After her son sent to kindergarten, for a period of time she had been worried about this, worried about that, the heart is always seven up and eight times, old not at home.
2
Děngdài
等待
miànshì
面试
de
的
nā
那
bàn
半
ge
个
zhōngtóu
钟头
,
wǒ
我
xīntóu
心头
shíwǔ
十五
gè
个
diàotǒng
吊桶
dá
打
shuǐ
水
,
qīshàngbāxià
七上八下
。
Waiting for the interview that half an hour, my heart fifteen buckets of water, seven up and eight down.
3
Nǐ
你
zhège
这个
tángtáng
堂堂
de
的
júzhǎng
局长
dàren
大人
,
wèile
为了
zhè
这
diǎn
点
xiǎoshì
小事
xīnli
心里
qīshàngbāxià
七上八下
,
wǒ
我
cái
才
bù
不
xiāngxìn
相信
ne
呢
。
You, the Secretary of the Church, for this little thing in my heart seven or eight, I do not believe it.