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to tremble

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zhan4dou3 • zhàndǒu

Meaning


Primary

to tremble

Alternatives

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

Mnemonic


顫抖 To tremble has the same meaning as both of its characters 顫 to tremble and 抖 to tremble.

Usage


他 緊張 得 全身 都 在 顫抖。

He was so nervous that his whole body was trembling.

她 聽到 壞 消息 時, 聲音 開始 顫抖。

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

寒風 讓 他 的 手指 顫抖 不已。

The cold wind made his fingers tremble uncontrollably.

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