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颤抖

chàn dǒu · chan dou

Traditional 顫抖

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to shudder
  2. to shiver
  3. to shake
  4. to tremble
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Too much coffee

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)在(zài)颤抖(chàndǒu)，是不是(shìbùshì)很(hěn)冷(lěng)？

    Your hands are trembling. Are you very cold?

  2. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)冷(lěng)，我(wǒ)喝(hē)了(le)三杯(sānbēi)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    Not cold, I drank three cups of coffee.

  3. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)你(nǐ)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)也(yě)在(zài)颤抖(chàndǒu)。

    No wonder your voice is trembling too.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)停(tíng)下来(xiàlai)，可是(kěshì)手(shǒu)还(hái)在(zài)颤抖(chàndǒu)。

    I want to stop, but my hands are still trembling.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)一杯(yībēi)水(shuǐ)。

    I will give you a glass of water.

  6. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)……水(shuǐ)也(yě)在(zài)杯子(bēizi)里(lǐ)颤抖(chàndǒu)。

    Thanks... the water is trembling in the glass too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)的(de)声(shēng)音(yīn)因(yīn)愤(fèn)怒(nù)而(ér)颤(chàn)抖(dǒu)。

Her voice was quivering with anger.

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

02

即(jí)使(shǐ)您(nín)的(de)声(shēng)音(yīn)颤(chàn)抖(dǒu)，也(yě)要(yào)说(shuō)出(chū)事(shì)实(shí)。

Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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