Chinese symbol for “shudder”
颤抖
chàn dǒu
Traditional: 顫抖
to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shudder is 颤抖 (chàn dǒu), defined as: to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “shudder”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷战 (冷戰) | lěng zhan | (coll.) shiver; shudder |
| 战抖 (戰抖) | zhàn dǒu | to shudder; to tremble |
| 震荡 (震蕩) | zhèn dàng | to vibrate; to shake |
| 战栗 (戰慄) | zhàn lì | to tremble; shudder |
| 打哆嗦 | dǎ duō suo | to tremble; to shiver (of cold) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 颤抖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 震颤 (震顫) | zhèn chàn | to tremble; to quiver |
| 颤动 (顫動) | chàn dòng | to vibrate; to quiver |
| 颤栗 (顫慄) | zhàn lì | variant of 战栗 (zhàn lì) |
| 颤音 (顫音) | chàn yīn | vibrato (of stringed instrument); trill (in phonetics) |
| 打颤 (打顫) | dǎ zhàn | to shiver; to tremble |
| 发抖 (發抖) | fā dǒu | to tremble; to shake |
| 抖动 (抖動) | dǒu dòng | to quiver; to vibrate |
| 精神抖擞 (精神抖擻) | jīng shén dǒu sǒu | spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits; lively and full of enthusiasm |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shudder”.
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