打怵

dǎchù

verb

Meanings

1 to feel daunted
2 to be afraid of (doing something)
3 to flinch at the thought of

Characters

to do; (verb prefix)

to fear; flinch

Examples

一想到要在众人面前发言，他就打怵。

Yī xiǎng dào yào zài zhòngrén miànqián fāyán, tā jiù dǎchù.

Just the thought of speaking in front of a crowd makes him flinch.

学生们对这门课有点打怵。

Xuéshēngmen duì zhè mén kè yǒu diǎn dǎchù.

The students feel a bit daunted by this course.

Tips

register

Northern Chinese colloquial. Synonymous with 发怵 (fāchù) — both are common in spoken Beijing/northeast speech. Standard written equivalents: 害怕, 畏惧.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

怵 chù