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Character · VerbTraditional顫

tremble; shake

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to tremble; to shake; to quiver

Describes quick, slight, involuntary movements of the body or sound

Tā他
jǐn紧
zhāng张
de得
shēng声
yīn音
fā发
chàn颤
 。

His voice trembled with nervousness.

Hán寒
fēng风
ràng让
shù树
zhī枝
bù不
tíng停
de地
chàn颤
dǒu抖
 。

The cold wind made the branches tremble nonstop.

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Tā她
bèi被
xià吓
de得
liǎng两
tuǐ腿
zhí直
chàn颤
 。

She was so scared that her legs kept shaking.

Tīng听
dào到
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
 ,
tā他
de的
shēng声
yīn音
wēi微
wēi微
fā发
chàn颤
 。

He spoke with a slight tremor in his voice after hearing the good news.

Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
dòng冻
de得
hún浑
shēn身
chàn颤
dǒu抖
 。

The little dog was shivering all over from the cold.