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坐立难安

zuò lì nán āndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d56b35726b1086da. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

坐立難安 坐立难安 [zuo4 li4 nan2 an1] /unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 坐立難安

  • 坐
    zuò

    to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit

    Zuò

    surname Zuo

  • 立
    lì

    to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 安
    ān

    (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[ān yú]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[ān péi])

    Ān

    surname An

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.