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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)

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)
惊颤
jīngchàn
to quake in fear
电颤琴
diànchànqín
vibraphone (music)
震颤素
zhènchànsù
tremorine (drug inducing shivering)
颤巍巍
chànwēiwēi
trembling
心房颤动
xīnfángchàndòng
atrial fibrillation
心惊胆颤
xīnjīngdǎnchàn
see [[心驚膽戰|心惊胆战<xīnjīngdǎnzhàn>]]
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)
震颤麻痹
zhènchànmábì
palsy
颤抖不已
chàndǒubùyǐ
to shake like a leaf (idiom)
惊心胆颤
jīngxīndǎnchàn
frightening

Metadata

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

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