Definition
怵 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'frightened' or 'intimidated'. It rarely appears alone in modern Chinese; you'll mostly encounter it in the disyllabic word 发怵 (fāchù, 'to feel intimidated') or in the chengyu 怵目惊心 (chùmù jīngxīn, 'shocking to the eye and alarming to the heart'). As a bound form, it must attach to another morpheme to form a word.
b.f.
(bound form) frightenedintimidated
Examples
- ，怵。Tā dì yī cì shàng tái yǎnjiǎng, xīnli yǒudiǎn fāchù.He felt a bit intimidated giving a speech on stage for the first time.
- ，怵。Kàndào nàme duō mòshēng rén, tā yǒuxiē fāchù.Seeing so many strangers, she felt a little frightened.
- ，怵，。Miànduì kùnnan, búyào fāchù, yào yǒnggǎn miànduì.When facing difficulties, don't be intimidated — face them bravely.
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