悚 (sǒng) — (bound form) fear, terror; used in literary compounds describing a sudden or intense fright
Definition
悚 (sǒng) is a bound literary morph meaning 'terror, hair-raising fright' — it never stands alone, always appearing in set compounds like 毛骨悚然. Tone it formal/literary; everyday learners usually meet it only inside that idiom.
bound form
(bound form) fearterrorused in literary compounds describing a sudden or intense fright
Examples
- ，悚。Tīng dào nà ge xiāo xi, tā bù jīn sǒng rán shī sè.Upon hearing the news, he couldn't help but turn pale with terror.
- ，悚。Shēn yè dú zì zǒu zài xiàng zi lǐ, wǒ bù jīn máo gǔ sǒng rán.Walking alone in the alley late at night, I couldn't help but feel a chill of terror.
- 悚。Gù shi zhōng de kǒng bù chǎng jǐng ràng rén gǎn dào sǒng rán.The terrifying scenes in the story make people feel frightened.
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