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

HSK 3

她的声音紧张得发颤。

Tā de shēngyīn jǐnzhāng de fāchàn.

Her voice trembled with nervousness.

HSK 5

他冷得双手发颤。

Tā lěng de shuāngshǒu fāchàn.

His hands were shivering from the cold.

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