发抖
Old HSK 5
发抖 (fādǒu) · to tremble
发抖 (fādǒu) means “to tremble; to shiver”. It is written with 2 characters: 发 (to send) + 抖 (to tremble). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 发抖 is built
The characters
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
抖 dǒu · to tremble
What 抖 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 斗dòu — to struggle
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
外面太冷，他冷得发抖。Wàimiàn tài lěng, tā lěng de fādǒu.It was so cold outside that he was shivering.
她紧张得手都在发抖。Tā jǐnzhāng de shǒu dōu zài fādǒu.She was so nervous her hands were shaking.
Questions about 发抖
What does 发抖 mean?
发抖 (fādǒu) means “to tremble; to shiver”.
How do you pronounce 发抖?
发抖 is pronounced fādǒu.
Which HSK level is 发抖?
发抖 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
- 发出fāchūto send out
- 发达fādádeveloped
- 发动fādòngto start (an engine)
- 发明fāmíngto invent
- 发生fāshēngto happen
- 发送fāsòngto send
Learn 发抖 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.