zhàn zhàn jīng jīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
trembling with fear / with fear and trepidation
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Original source entry:

戰戰兢兢 战战兢兢 [zhan4 zhan4 jing1 jing1] /trembling with fear/with fear and trepidation/

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