lingering fear; traumatic memory
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to have lingering fear; to shudder at the memory; to be still traumatized
Describes the persistent anxiety or fear that remains after a dangerous incident has passed. Often used with time expressions like '至今' (to this day) or '仍' (still).
Nà那
chǎng场
chē车
huò祸
yǐ已
jīng经
guò过
qù去
yī一
nián年
le了
，
dàn但
wǒ我
zhì至
jīn今
réng仍
xīn心
yǒu有
yú余
jì悸
。
The car accident was a year ago, but I still shudder at the memory to this day.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
wēi危
xiǎn险
yǐ已
guò过
，
huí回
xiǎng想
qǐ起
lái来
réng仍
ràng让
rén人
xīn心
yǒu有
yú余
jì悸
。
Although the danger has passed, thinking back on it still gives one the shivers.
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Nà那
cì次
dēng登
shān山
yù遇
xiǎn险
de的
jīng经
lì历
ràng让
wǒ我
zhì至
jīn今
xīn心
yǒu有
yú余
jì悸
，
bù不
gǎn敢
zài再
cháng尝
shì试
。
That mountain climbing emergency still traumatizes me to this day, and I dare not try again.
Xiǎng想
qǐ起
dāng当
shí时
de的
chǎng场
jǐng景
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
xīn心
yǒu有
yú余
jì悸
。
Thinking back to the scene at that time, everyone still had lingering fears.