zhàn
颤
shiver; shudder
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to shiver; to shudder; to have violent shaking
formalUsed for more intense, severe shaking, often in fixed phrases
Tā他
zài在
hán寒
yè夜
lǐ里
dǎ打
zhàn颤
。
He shivered in the cold night.
Miàn面
duì对
qiáng强
dí敌
，
tā他
xià吓
de得
liǎng两
tuǐ腿
dǎ打
zhàn颤
。
He was so frightened by the powerful enemy that his legs shook violently.
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xīn心
jīng惊
dǎn胆
zhàn颤
be terrified; have one's heart in one's mouth
Lěng冷
de得
hún浑
shēn身
dǎ打
zhàn颤
Shivering all over from the cold.
Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
tái台
shàng上
，
tuǐ腿
dù肚
zi子
zhí直
dǎ打
zhàn颤
。
Standing on the stage, his calf muscles kept shaking.