胆战心惊 — “Trembling with fear”
胆战心惊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Trembling with fear”. Panic-stricken; utterly terrified. Literally, “Gall trembles, heart startled”.
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胆战心惊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 胆dǎn
- 战zhàn
- 心xīn
- 惊jīng
胆战心惊 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 胆战心惊
听到树林里传来一阵阵奇怪的吼声，探险队不禁胆战心惊，加快了脚步。
Hearing strange roars echoing from the woods, the expedition team couldn't help but feel utterly terrified and quickened their pace.
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Antonyms of 胆战心惊
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 胆战心惊
- What does 胆战心惊 mean?
- 胆战心惊 (dǎn zhàn xīn jīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Trembling with fear”.
- How do you pronounce 胆战心惊?
- 胆战心惊 is pronounced dǎn zhàn xīn jīng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 胆战心惊 literally mean?
- Literally, 胆战心惊 means “Gall trembles, heart startled”. It is used to mean “Trembling with fear”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 胆战心惊?
- 战：通“颤”，发抖。形容十分害怕。