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七上八下

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十五个吊桶打水,七上八下
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都七上八下的
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心里感到七上八下
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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
sòng
jìnyòuér
幼儿园
yuán
以后
  
,
hòu
  
duàn
时间
shí
jiān
一直
zhí
担心
dān
  
,
xīnzhè
担心
  
  
,
dānxīn
心里
  
总是
xīnlizǒngshì
七上八下
  
,
shàng
xià
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
bàn
ge
zhōngtóu
钟头
  
,
xīntóu
心头
shí
十五
diàotǒng
吊桶
shuǐ
  
,
shàngxià
七上八下
  

Waiting for the interview that half an hour, my heart fifteen buckets of water, seven up and eight down.

3
zhège
这个
tángtáng
堂堂
de
zhǎng
局长
ren
大人
  
,
wèile
为了
zhè
diǎn
xiǎoshì
小事
xīnli
心里
shàngxià
七上八下
  
,
cái
xiāngxìn
相信
ne
  

You, the Secretary of the Church, for this little thing in my heart seven or eight, I do not believe it.

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