战栗

戰慄
zhànlì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to tremble
  2. 2 to shudder (from fear or awe)

Examples

Tīngdào nàge shēngyīn, tā bùjīn zhànlì qǐlái.
Hearing that sound, she couldn't help but shudder.
Miànduì shēnyuān, rénmen gǎndào zhànlì.
Facing the abyss, people felt themselves trembling.

Tips

usage
战栗 is literary and reserved for trembling caused by fear, awe, or dread — not cold. Compare 发抖 (general shaking, including from cold) and 颤抖 (slightly more neutral). Note that here means 'shudder', not 'war' — its earlier meaning preserved in this compound.
culture
Stephen King's novel 'The Shining' was translated into Chinese as 《》, but the word 战栗 became famous in Chinese horror titles — e.g. the 1997 Tony Leung film 《战栗目击者》.

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