颤抖
Old HSK 6
颤抖 (chàndǒu) · to tremble
颤抖 (chàndǒu) means “to tremble; to shake”. It is written with 2 characters: 颤 (to shiver) + 抖 (to tremble). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 颤抖 is built
The characters
颤 chàn · to shiver
What 颤 is made of
- 亶dǎn — real
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 回huí — to return
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
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
她的声音在颤抖。Tā de shēngyīn zài chàndǒu.Her voice was trembling.
天气太冷，他冻得全身颤抖。Tiānqì tài lěng, tā dòng de quánshēn chàndǒu.It was so cold he was shaking all over.
Questions about 颤抖
What does 颤抖 mean?
颤抖 (chàndǒu) means “to tremble; to shake”.
How do you pronounce 颤抖?
颤抖 is pronounced chàndǒu.
Which HSK level is 颤抖?
颤抖 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 颤抖 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.