七上八下
qī shàng bā xià
Pinyin

Definition

七上八下
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qī shàng bā xià
  1. at sixes and sevens
  2. perturbed state of mind
  3. in a mess

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
  1. 1 seven
  2. 2 7
shǎng
shàng bān
  1. 1 to go to work
  2. 2 to be on duty
  3. 3 to start work
  4. 4 to go to the office
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action

Idioms (20)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
  1. 1 misshapen
  2. 2 crooked
  3. 3 uneven (idiom)
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger

Sample Sentences

七上八下
qīshàngbāxià
A perturbed state.
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明天要考试了,我的心七上八下。
míngtiān yào kǎoshì le ,wǒ de xīn qīshàngbāxià 。
I have an exam tomorrow so my mind is in a perturbed state.
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我的心情七上八下。
wǒ de xīnqíng qīshàngbāxià 。
My mood is in a perturbed state.
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听说公司要裁员,我的心七上八下的。
tīngshuō gōngsī yào cáiyuán ,wǒ de xīn qīshàngbāxià de 。
I've heard that the company is going to make layoffs. I'm really worried.
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面试结果没出来之前,我的心七上八下的。
miànshì jiéguǒ méi chūlái zhīqián ,wǒ de xīn qīshàngbāxià de 。
Before my interview results come out, I'm very uneasy.
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孩子还没有回来,我的心七上八下的。
háizi hái méiyǒu huílai ,wǒ de xīn qīshàngbāxià de 。
My child still hasn't come home. I'm very worried.
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七上八下
qīshàngbāxià
uneasy, worried
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