Learn Chinese learn mandarin, how to say “His mind is in a turmoil” in Chinese : 他的心七上八下 Ta1 de5 xin1 qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4

Learn Chinese learn mandarin, how to say “His mind is in a turmoil” in Chinese : 他的心七上八下 Ta1 de5 xin1 qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4.Ta1 (他 he) de5 (的 a particle to put between the pronoun and the object to show possession) xin1 (心 heart) qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4 (七上八下 in a turmoil). For the meaning of 七上八下, imagine that you are using 15 buckets to get the water from a well at same time, while seven buckets are up and eight buckets are down. If your heart has the feeling like that, then it must be pretty agitated and in a big turmoil. For example, at the time that you are waiting to hear what the doctor will say about your bad symptoms, you will feel the feeling of 七上八下.