Chinese symbol for “tremble”
发抖
fā dǒu
Traditional: 發抖
to tremble; to shake; to shiver
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tremble is 发抖 (fā dǒu), defined as: to tremble; to shake; to shiver.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “tremble”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抖 | dǒu | to tremble; to shake out |
| 颤 (顫) | chàn | to tremble; to shiver |
| 震颤 (震顫) | zhèn chàn | to tremble; to quiver |
| 哆嗦 | duō suo | to tremble; to shiver |
| 战栗 (戰慄) | zhàn lì | to tremble; shudder |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 发抖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
| 发现 (發現) | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 开发 (開發) | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
| 发布 (發佈) | fā bù | variant of 发布 (fā bù) |
| 颤抖 (顫抖) | chàn dǒu | to shudder; to shiver |
| 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 “tremble”.
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