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戰戰兢兢 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
戰戰兢兢 ＝ 戰 ＋ 戰 ＋ 兢 ＋ 兢
ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ · zhànzhànjīngjīng
adj — trembling with caution, walking on eggshells; fearfully careful for dread of a slip

字源 FORM — what the parts do

戰to tremble, shake (戰慄)zhànhere 戰 is shaking with fear, not war
戰doubled — the trembling drawn outzhàn
兢wary, on edge (兢兢)jīng
兢doubled — the wariness drawn outjīng
戰戰兢兢，戰戰兢兢的戰，戰戰兢兢的兢。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

腳發抖（戰戰），心吊著（兢兢），生怕一步走錯。
The legs shake (戰戰), the mind hangs taut (兢兢), every step taken for dread of putting a foot wrong.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
小心翼翼xiǎoxīnyìyìextremely careful — the same dread-driven caution提心吊膽tíxīndiàodǎnon tenterhooks — the fear half