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打哆嗦

dǎduōsuo
verb #68,043

Meanings

  1. 1 to shiver
  2. 2 to tremble
  3. 3 to shudder

Examples

HSK 5
外面太冷了，他冻得直打哆嗦。
Wàimiàn tài lěng le, tā dòng de zhí dǎduōsuo.
It's freezing outside - he was shivering uncontrollably from the cold.
HSK 5
听到那个名字，她吓得打哆嗦。
Tīngdào nàge míngzi, tā xià de dǎduōsuo.
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