Chinese word dictionary

忐忑

tǎn tè · apprehensive; on edge

Word information

Simplified忐忑
Traditional忐忑
Pinyintǎn tè
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 忐忑

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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