颤
抖

To shudder in Chinese: 颤抖 (chàn dǒu)

chàn dǒu

to shudder

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 顫抖1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to shudder
  2. 2to shiver
  3. 3to shake
  4. 4to tremble

Stroke order

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颤
抖

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄢˋ

chàn

ㄔ/ chㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄡˇ

dǒu

ㄉ/ dㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

颤抖

Simplified

顫抖

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 天太冷了，他冻得全身颤抖。

    tiān tài lěng le， tā dòng dé quán shēn chàn dǒu。

    It was so cold that he shivered all over.

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Related words

抖

dǒu

to tremble

发抖

fā dǒu

to tremble

猖狂

chāng kuáng

savage

偿还

cháng huán

to repay

常理

cháng lǐ

common sense

常人

cháng rén

ordinary person

常态

cháng tài

normal state

常温

cháng wēn

room temperature

嫦娥

cháng é

Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)

厂家

chǎng jiā

factory

畅谈

chàng tán

to talk freely

畅销

chàng xiāo

to sell well

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