idiom
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom); fig. extremely worried and troubled
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寝食难安 (qǐn shí nán ān) means "lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom); fig. extremely worried and troubled" in Chinese.
寝食难安 is pronounced "qǐn shí nán ān" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.
寝食难安 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
寝食难安 is made up of the characters 寝, 食, 难, 安. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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