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胆颤心惊

胆颤心惊 — “To tremble with fear”

胆颤心惊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to tremble with fear”. To be panic-stricken; to be seized with terror. Literally, “Guts tremble, heart startled”.

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胆颤心惊 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 胆dǎn
  • 颤chàn
  • 心xīn
  • 惊jīng

胆颤心惊 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
胆
dǎn9gallbladder, courage, liner
颤
chàn19tremble, shiver, vibrate
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
惊
jīng11startle, alarm, surprise

Example Sentence with 胆颤心惊

孩子们看到电影里巨大的怪兽,都吓得胆颤心惊
The children were all trembling with fear when they saw the giant monster in the movie.

Idioms Related to 胆颤心惊

Synonyms of 胆颤心惊

  • xīn心jīng惊ròu肉tiào跳to be scared out of one's wits
  • dǎn胆zhàn战xīn心jīng惊trembling with fear
  • miàn面wú无rén人sè色to turn ashen pale
  • hún魂bù不fù附tǐ体frightened out of one's wits

Antonyms of 胆颤心惊

  • mǎn满bù不zài在hu乎completely unconcerned
  • shén神sè色bù不jīng惊remain calm and composed
  • zhèn镇dìng定zì自ruò若remain perfectly calm and composed

More idioms starting with 胆

  • dǎn胆sàng丧hún魂jīng惊scared out of one's wits
  • dǎn胆sàng丧hún魂xiāo消utterly terrified and panic-stricken
  • dǎn胆zhuàng壮xīn心xióng雄exceptionally brave and ambitious
  • dǎn胆zhuàng壮qì气cū粗bold and fearless
  • dǎn胆dà大yú于shēn身extremely audacious
  • dǎn胆dà大bāo包tiān天extremely audacious and daring
  • dǎn胆dà大rú如dǒu斗extremely bold and daring
  • dǎn胆dà大wàng妄wéi为act recklessly and presumptuously
  • dǎn胆dà大xīn心xiǎo小Brave in action, cautious in planning
  • dǎn胆dà大xīn心cū粗bold but careless
  • dǎn胆dà大xīn心xì细bold in planning, careful in execution
  • dǎn胆dà大xīn心xióng雄bold and ambitious

Questions about 胆颤心惊

What does 胆颤心惊 mean?
胆颤心惊 (dǎn chàn xīn jīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to tremble with fear”.
How do you pronounce 胆颤心惊?
胆颤心惊 is pronounced dǎn chàn xīn jīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 胆颤心惊 literally mean?
Literally, 胆颤心惊 means “Guts tremble, heart startled”. It is used to mean “to tremble with fear”.
What is the Chinese definition of 胆颤心惊?
颤:发抖。形容非常害怕。
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