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打怵

dǎchù
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
学生们对这门课有点打怵。
Xuéshēng men duì zhè mén kè yǒudiǎn dǎchù.
The students feel a bit daunted by this course.
HSK 7-9
一想到要在众人面前发言，他就打怵。
Yī xiǎngdào yào zài zhòngrén miànqián fāyán, tā jiù dǎchù.
Just the thought of speaking in front of a crowd makes him flinch.

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