发颤

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fāchàn

verb

Meanings

1 to shiver
2 to tremble
3 to quiver

Characters

to emit; to give out

to tremble; to quiver

Examples

他冷得双手发颤。

Tā lěng de shuāngshǒu fāchàn.

His hands were shivering from the cold.

她的声音紧张得发颤。

Tā de shēngyīn jǐnzhāng de fāchàn.

Her voice trembled with nervousness.

Tips

usage

发颤 covers physical shivering (cold, fear) as well as a trembling voice. For full-body shaking, 发抖 is more common in everyday speech; 颤 can also be read 'zhàn' as in 颤栗.

Stroke Order

发 fā

颤 chàn