哆嗦 (duō suo) — to tremble, to shiver | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

哆嗦 (duōsuo) means to tremble or shiver, usually from cold, fear, or strong emotion. It is more colloquial than 颤抖 (more written/dramatic) and reduplicates rhythm to stress ongoing shaking; 发抖 is the plain everyday equivalent.

verb

to trembleto shiver

Examples

哆嗦。
Tā dòng dé zhí duō suo.
He was shivering from the cold.
，哆嗦。
Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xià dé duō suo qǐ lái.
Hearing the news, she started trembling with fear.
哆嗦。
Lǎo rén qì dé shuāng shǒu bù tíng duō suo.
The old man's hands kept trembling with anger.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6

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