Definition
颤抖 (chàn dǒu) is a more literary/formal word for 'to tremble, to shiver', often describing a gentle or slight shaking (e.g., leaves, hands). It is less colloquial than 发抖 (fā dǒu, common for shivering from cold/fear) and 哆嗦 (duō suo, very colloquial for shivering). 抖 (dǒu) is more versatile, also meaning 'to shake out' or 'to show off'.
verb
to trembleto shiverto shudder
Examples
- 颤抖。Lǎorén lěng de húnshēn chàn dǒu qǐlái.The old man was so cold that his whole body began to tremble.
- ，颤抖。Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā de shǒu kāishǐ chàn dǒu.Upon hearing this news, her hands started to tremble.
- 颤抖。Xiǎo xī biān de shùyè zài fēng zhōng qīngqīng chàn dǒu.The leaves by the stream trembled gently in the wind.
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