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打寒战

Word · VerbTraditional打寒戰

shiver; tremble with cold or fear

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to shiver; to tremble (from cold or fear)

Commonly used to describe involuntary shaking due to low temperature or sudden fright. Also written as 打寒颤.

Yī一
zhèn阵
lěng冷
fēng风
chuī吹
lái来
 ,
tā她
jīn禁
bu不
zhù住
dǎ打
le了
ge个
hán寒
zhàn战
 。

A gust of cold wind blew, and she couldn't help shivering.

Tā他
dòng冻
de得
zhí直
dǎ打
hán寒
zhàn战
 ,
yá牙
chǐ齿
gē咯
gē咯
zuò作
xiǎng响
 。

He was shivering constantly from the cold, his teeth chattering.

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Xiǎng想
qǐ起
nà那
kǒng恐
bù怖
de的
yī一
mù幕
 ,
wǒ我
jiù就
bù不
yóu由
de得
dǎ打
hán寒
zhàn战
 。

Thinking of that terrifying scene, I couldn't help shuddering.

Bìng病
rén人
fā发
shāo烧
qián前
cháng常
cháng常
huì会
dǎ打
hán寒
zhàn战
 。

Patients often shiver before developing a fever.