Chinese word dictionary

忐忑不安

tǎn tè bù ān · (idiom) anxious; in turmoil

Word information

Simplified忐忑不安
Traditional忐忑不安
Pinyintǎn tè bù ān
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 忐忑不安

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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