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7-9

to tremble

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fa1dou3 fādǒu

Meaning


Primary

to tremble

Alternatives

tremble, trembles, trembling, trembled

Mnemonic


發抖 To tremble is 發 to send out vibrations into the air due to your body 抖 trembling.

Usage


看到 那 條 蛇,他 嚇 得 發抖 了。

Seeing the snake, he trembled with fear.

她 太 緊張, 以至於 手 都 在 發抖。

She was so nervous that her hands were trembling.

他 冷 得 開始 發抖。

He started trembling from the cold.

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