qī​shàng​bā​xià

perturbed

  • created reference approved 七上八下 → 七上八落 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    七上八下 qī​shàng​bā​xià

    七上八落 qī​shàng​bā​luò

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 七上八下 · qī​shàng​bā​xià · perturbed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    七上八下

    qī​shàng​bā​xià

    perturbed

    Describing a state of mind that is agitated, unsettled, or uneasy; like having fifteen buckets in a well, some going up and some going down.

    七 (literal) → 七 · qī · seven 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 七上八下 · qī​shàng​bā​xià · in disorder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    七上八下

    qī​shàng​bā​xià

    in disorder

    describing things that are uneven, scattered, or incomplete

    七 (literal) → 七 · qī · seven 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 七上八下 · qī​shàng​bā​xià · troublesome — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    七上八下

    qī​shàng​bā​xià

    troublesome

    describing a situation where one disturbance or task follows another without pause

    七 (literal) → 七 · qī · seven 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense