trembling with fear; fearful
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
trembling with fear; fearful; looking terrified
literaryA literary term, often used in reduplicated form to describe a state of trembling fear or alarm, as seen in classical texts like the I Ching.
《
Yì易
jīng经
·
Zhèn震
guà卦
》
：
Zhèn「
lái震
xì来
xì虩
xiào虩
，
yán笑
yǎ言
yǎ哑
哑
。
」
When the thunder comes and one is trembling with fear, afterward there is laughter and talk.
Dí敌
jūn军
wàng望
jiàn见
jiāng将
jūn军
，
mò莫
bù不
xì虩
xì虩
zì自
shī失
。
When the enemy troops saw the general, all of them were terrified and lost their composure.
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Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
yī一
páng旁
，
xì虩
xì虩
rán然
bù不
gǎn敢
chū出
shēng声
。
He stood to the side, trembling with fear and not daring to make a sound.