提心
tí xīn
Pinyin
Definition
提心
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- worry
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to grieve
- 2 to be broken-hearted
- 3 to feel deeply hurt
- 1 heart
- 2 innermost being
- 3 (math.) incenter
- 1 to be careful
- 2 to take care
- 1 heartbeat
- 2 heart rate
- 3 (fig.) emotionally affected
- 4 aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
Idioms (20)
一字不提
- 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一心一德
- 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
- 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
- 2 to multitask
- 3 to divide one's attention
一门心思
- 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
- 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
- 2 half-hearted
- 3 shilly-shallying
Sample Sentences
隔了几日,乐广听闻这位友人病倒的消息,特别登门探望他。在问到病因的时候,友人便将当日饮酒时的情况一五一十地告知了乐广。乐广一听也懵了,回家的路上心想:“我家里哪来的小蛇呢?要是真有蛇的话也非得找出来,要不自己住得也提心吊胆的!”于是一回到家便展开了捕蛇行动。
A few days later, after Yue Guang heard the news that his friend fell ill, he paid a special visit to his place. When asked about the cause, his friend told him exactly what happened on the day when they were drinking. Yue Guang is so confused when hearing this, and started to think while returning back home. "Where did the little snake come from? If there really is a snake, I have to find it, or else I will be in fear of living there. " So as soon as he got home, he started the snake catching operation.
你看他们见了城管就跟老鼠见了猫似的,靠自己的双手挣点辛苦钱还要提心吊胆的,这叫什么事吗?
Look, whenever they see a city management officer, they're like a mouse seeing a cat. Relying on no one but themselves, working hard with their own two hands for a measly sum of money, yet they still have to live in fear - do you call that fair?
嗯,去试试看也好。我们厂最近也不太好,听说厂长在制定裁员名单,每个人都提心吊胆的。
OK, you may as well give it a shot. Our factory hasn't been great these days either. I heard the factory manager was putting together a list of the people whom are going to be let go. Everyone has been on edge lately.
问题是现在隔三差五就有一个大灾难。弄得我整天提心吊胆的,哪儿也不敢去,生怕遇到意外。