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发抖

fā dǒu · fa dou

Traditional 發抖

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to tremble
  2. to shake
  3. to shiver
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Nervous before the speech

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)发抖(fādǒu)了(le)？

    Dengdeng, why are you trembling?

  2. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)要(yào)上台(shàngtái)讲话(jiǎnghuà)，太(tài)紧张(jǐnzhāng)了(le)。

    Tomorrow I have to speak on stage. I'm too nervous.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)都(dōu)在(zài)发抖(fādǒu)。

    Even your hands are shaking.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一(yī)想到(xiǎngdào)那么多(nàmeduō)人(rén)看着(kànzhe)我(wǒ)，腿(tuǐ)也(yě)发抖(fādǒu)。

    As soon as I think of so many people watching me, my legs shake too.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)就(jiù)想象(xiǎngxiàng)台下(táixià)都是(dōushì)白菜(báicài)。

    Just imagine the audience is all cabbages.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)就(jiù)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)白菜(báicài)了(le)，肚子(dùzi)也(yě)叫(jiào)了(le)。

    Then I'll want to eat cabbage, and my stomach starts to growl.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)身(shēn)体(tǐ)被(bèi)冻(dòng)得(de)瑟(sè)瑟(sè)发(fā)抖(dǒu)。

I shiver from the cold.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by kedymera · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

令(lìng)人(rén)震(zhèn)惊(jīng)的(de)场(chǎng)面(miàn)让(ràng)他(tā)吓(xià)得(de)发(fā)抖(dǒu)。

The terrible scene made him tremble in fear.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shanghainese · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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