颤栗 (zhànlì): to tremble

Meanings

1 to tremble
2 to shudder
3 to shiver (from fear or cold)

Characters

颤

zhàn

to tremble / to quiver

栗

lì

to shudder (with fear)

Examples

听到那个消息，她不禁颤栗起来。

Tīng dào nàgè xiāoxi, tā bùjīn zhànlì qǐlái.

Hearing that news, she couldn't help but shudder.

寒风中，他浑身颤栗。

Hánfēng zhōng, tā húnshēn zhànlì.

In the cold wind, his whole body trembled.

Tips

usage

颤栗 (also written 战栗) carries a literary register, often describing intense fear or extreme cold. More vivid than 发抖 (to shake/shiver), which is everyday colloquial.

Stroke Order

颤 chàn

栗 lì

Related Words

颤抖 chàndǒu HSK 7 #7,693

to shudder / to shiver / to tremble

栗 lì #9,552

chestnut (tree or nut) / to tremble; to shudder (literary)

颤 chàn #9,719

to tremble; to shiver; to quiver / to vibrate; to shake

打颤 dǎzhàn #24,660

to shiver / to tremble / to shake

震颤 zhènchan #28,933

to tremble / to quiver / to vibrate / tremor

颤动 chàndòng #19,775

to vibrate / to quiver / to tremble

栗子 lìzi #15,385

chestnut

冰冷 bīnglěng #7,651

ice-cold / freezing cold / cold and unfeeling (figurative)

栗色 lìsè #26,756

maroon / chestnut brown (color)

寒 hán #14,959

cold; frigid / poor; humble / to tremble (from cold or fear)