chù

踧踖

Word · AdjectiveTraditional怵

fear; be afraid

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

adjective

fearful; scared

literary

Classical/literary term for being afraid.

Tā他
xīn心
zhōng中
chù怵
rán然
 ,
bù不
gǎn敢
xiàng向
qián前
 。

He was fearful in his heart and dared not go forward.

Xiǎng想
qǐ起
wǎng往
shì事
 ,
lìng令
rén人
chù怵
tì惕
 。

Thinking of the past makes one apprehensive.