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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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