坐不安席 zuòbù'ānxí to be on tenterhooks Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 坐 zuò verb to sit to sit; to take a seat; to rest one's weight on one's buttocks不安 bù'ān adjective uneasy Feeling unsettled or restless in mind; worried; troubled席 xí noun seat (bound form) a physical seat or place to sit; a place for a guest