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颤
顫
chàn
1. to tremble
2. to shiver
3. to shake
4. to vibrate
5. Taiwan pr. <zhàn>
Common • Top 7%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

颤
chàn
to shiver, to tremble; trembling
HSK 6 19 丶

Compound Words (19)

惊颤
jīngchàn
to quake in fear
发颤
fāchàn
to shiver
震颤
zhènchàn
to tremble
颤动
chàndòng
to tremble
颤巍
chànwēi
see [[顫巍巍|颤巍巍<chànwēiwēi>]]
颤抖
chàndǒu
to shudder
HSK 6
颤声
chànshēng
trill (of voice)
颤音
chànyīn
vibrato (of stringed instrument)
颤巍巍
chànwēiwēi
trembling
震颤素
zhènchànsù
tremorine (drug inducing shivering)
电颤琴
diànchànqín
vibraphone (music)
胆颤心惊
dǎnchànxīnjīng
panic-stricken
胆惊心颤
dǎnjīngxīnchàn
see [[心驚膽戰|心惊胆战<xīnjīngdǎnzhàn>]]
舌尖颤音
shéjiānchànyīn
alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)
心房颤动
xīnfángchàndòng
atrial fibrillation
惊心胆颤
jīngxīndǎnchàn
frightening
震颤麻痹
zhènchànmábì
palsy
颤抖不已
chàndǒubùyǐ
to shake like a leaf (idiom)
心惊胆颤
xīnjīngdǎnchàn
see [[心驚膽戰|心惊胆战<xīnjīngdǎnzhàn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,899
Word Frequency Rank
6,249 of 84,292

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