dié
惵
fear; dread; be afraid
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fear; to dread; to be afraid (literary)
literaryClassical Chinese usage, rarely used in modern speech. Often appears in compounds like 恎惧.
Wén闻
jūn君
zhī之
yán言
，
bù不
jīn禁
dié恎
rán然
。
Hearing your words, I cannot help but feel fearful.
Lín临
shēn深
yuān渊
ér而
dié恎
，
chù处
gāo高
shān山
ér而
bù不
jù惧
。
One fears when facing the abyss, but remains unafraid atop the high mountain.
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Zhòng众
rén人
dié恎
jù惧
，
bù不
gǎn敢
qián前
xíng行
。
The crowd was terrified and dared not proceed.