打哆嗦

dǎ duōsuo

verb #68,043

Meanings

1 to shiver
2 to tremble
3 to shudder

Characters

to strike (here: light verb 'do/perform')

to tremble (in 哆嗦)

to tremble (in 哆嗦)

Examples

HSK 5

外面太冷了，他冻得直打哆嗦。

Wàimiàn tài lěng le, tā dòng de zhí dǎ duōsuo.

It's freezing outside - he was shivering uncontrollably from the cold.

HSK 6

听到那个名字，她吓得打哆嗦。

Tīngdào nàge míngzi, tā xià de dǎ duōsuo.

Hearing that name made her tremble with fear.

Tips

register

打哆嗦 is colloquial - the spoken-language counterpart of more formal 颤抖 or 发抖. Especially common in northern Mandarin. Often paired with 冻得 ('frozen until...') or 吓得 ('scared until...').

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

哆 duō

嗦 suo