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7-9

to tremble

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

chan4dou3 chàndǒu

Meaning


Primary

to tremble

Alternatives

tremble, trembles, trembling, trembled, to shake, shake

Mnemonic


颤抖 To tremble has the same meaning as both of its characters 颤 to tremble and 抖 to tremble.

Usage


他 紧张 得 全身 都 在 颤抖。

He was so nervous that his whole body was trembling.

她 听到 坏 消息 时, 声音 开始 颤抖。

Her voice started to tremble when she heard the bad news.

寒风 让 他 的 手指 颤抖 不已。

The cold wind made his fingers tremble uncontrollably.

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