七上八下
Meanings
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- 1.at sixes and sevens
- 2.perturbed state of mind
- 3.in a mess
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Wiktionary
- 1.to be nervous, anxious or perturbed; in an unsettled state of mind; to have butterflies in one's stomach
- 2.in a mess; to have a messy state of affairs
- 3.the unspoken rule that CCP officials aged less than 67 can remain in office and those aged over 68 will retire
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Etymology
A derivative of the general 七……八…… structure for chengyu. Compare English at sixes and sevens.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT