Chinese word

发抖

Pronunciation

Pinyinfā dǒu

Meaning

  • verbtremble

Example

他冷得全身都在发抖。tā lěng de quán shēn dōu zài fā dǒu

He is trembling all over because he is cold.

Illustration for 发抖 (tremble)

More examples

在面试前，她紧张得一直发抖。zài miàn shì qián tā jǐn zhāng de yì zhí fā dǒu

Before the interview, she was so nervous that she kept trembling.

Core concept

Rapid, involuntary shaking of the body or its muscles, often caused by cold, fear, tension, or strong feeling.

Common phrases

  • 吓得发抖xià de fā dǒu

    tremble with fright

  • 紧张得发抖jǐn zhāng de fā dǒu

    tremble with nervousness

Similar words

颤抖chàn dǒu: Tremble with many small shakes in the body or hands and feet.
哆嗦duō suo: Keep shaking in a loose, repeated way from cold or nervousness.
战栗zhàn lì: Shake intensely in fear or under strong tension.
抖动dǒu dòng: Make a short, repeated shaking movement as a body part or object.

Definition in Chinese

因寒冷、恐惧、紧张或激动等，身体或部分肌肉不由自主地快速颤动。yīn hán lěng kǒng jù jǐn zhāng huò jī dòng děng shēn tǐ huò bù fèn jī ròu bù yóu zì zhǔ dì kuài sù chàn dòng

Word origin

发 (fā, "to break out") + 抖 (dǒu, "to shake") forms a verb for shaking that appears as an involuntary bodily reaction.

Usage tips

  • This verb can describe either the whole body or a single body part, so its subject does not have to be a person.

Other meanings

  • shake with fearverb

Opposites

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