提心吊胆 tíxīndiàodǎn HSK7 fearful Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 2 sentences 他整晚提心吊胆,生怕自己考试不及格。 tā zhěng wǎn tíxīndiàodǎn, shēngpà zìjǐ kǎoshì bù jígé. He was on edge all night, for fear that he would fail the exam. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary一听到敲门声,他就提心吊胆,生怕是债主找上门来。 yī tīngdào qiāoménshēng, tā jiù tíxīndiàodǎn, shēngpà shì zhàizhǔ zhǎoshàngmén lái. As soon as he heard the knock on the door, he was on edge, fearing it was a debt collector. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary