坐立不安

zuòlìbùān
  1. lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. restless
  3. fidgety

CEDICT

形容焦急、煩躁，心神不寧的樣子。《初刻拍案驚奇．卷二○》：「蕭狀元終日在此來往，吾等見了，坐立不安，可為吾等築一堵短壁兒，在堂子前遮蔽遮蔽。」《水滸傳．第四○回》：「自從哥哥吃官司，兄弟坐立不安。又無路可救。」也作「坐臥不安」。

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Homographs

坐立不安 zuòlìbù'ān

Entry Composition

1 坐 zuò
  1. to sit
  2. to take a seat
  3. to take (a bus, airplane etc)
  4. to bear fruit
  5. variant of 座 zuò
2 立 lì
  1. to stand
  2. to set up
  3. to establish
  4. to lay down
  5. to draw up
  6. at once
  7. immediately
3 不安 bùān
  1. unpeaceful
  2. unstable
  3. uneasy
  4. disturbed
  5. restless
  6. worried

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