chù

搐搦

Word · VerbTraditional搐

twitch; convulse; cramp

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to twitch; to have spasms; to convulse

literary

A literary and technical term, often used in medical or formal descriptions of involuntary muscular contractions.

Bìng病
rén人
yīn因
gāo高
shāo烧
ér而
sì四
zhī肢
chù抽
nuò搐
 。

The patient's limbs were convulsing due to a high fever.

Shòu受
jīng惊
de的
mǎ马
pǐ匹
 ,
jī肌
ròu肉
bù不
duàn断
chù抽
nuò搐
 。

The frightened horse's muscles kept twitching.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
wù物
kě可
néng能
yǐn引
fā发
miàn面
bù部
chù抽
nuò搐
 。

This medication may cause facial twitching.