七上八下
qī shàng bā xià
Pinyin
Definition
七上八下
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- at sixes and sevens
- perturbed state of mind
- in a mess
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 seven
- 2 7
- 1 see also: 上声 shǎng shēng
- 1 to go to work
- 2 to be on duty
- 3 to start work
- 4 to go to the office
- 1 down
- 2 downwards
- 3 below
- 4 lower
- 5 later
- 6 next (week etc)
- 7 second (of two parts)
- 8 to decline
- 9 to go down
- 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
Idioms (20)
一哭二闹三上吊
- 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
- 2 to throw a tantrum
一条绳上的蚂蚱
- 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
- 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
- 3 people who will sink or swim together
七手八脚
- 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
- 1 misshapen
- 2 crooked
- 3 uneven (idiom)
七窍生烟
- 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
- 2 fig. to seethe with anger
Sample Sentences
七上八下
A perturbed state.
明天要考试了,我的心七上八下。
I have an exam tomorrow so my mind is in a perturbed state.
我的心情七上八下。
My mood is in a perturbed state.
听说公司要裁员,我的心七上八下的。
I've heard that the company is going to make layoffs. I'm really worried.
面试结果没出来之前,我的心七上八下的。
Before my interview results come out, I'm very uneasy.
孩子还没有回来,我的心七上八下的。
My child still hasn't come home. I'm very worried.
七上八下
uneasy, worried