胆战心惊

膽戰心驚
dǎnzhànxīnjīng
idiom #23,816

Meanings

  1. 1 to tremble with fear
  2. 2 scared witless
  3. 3 extremely frightened

Examples

Tīngdào nàge xiāoxi, tā dǎn zhàn xīn jīng, bù zhī rúhé shì hǎo.
Hearing that news, he was trembling with fear, not knowing what to do.
Zhàn zài xuányá biānyuán, tā dǎn zhàn xīn jīng.
Standing at the edge of the cliff, she was scared out of her wits.

Tips

memory
(gallbladder, associated with courage in Chinese medicine) is (trembling/shaking), while the (heart) is (startled). When even your gallbladder shakes and your heart jumps — that is true terror.

Stroke Order

dǎn
zhàn
xīn
jīng