战抖 (zhàn dǒu) — to shudder, to tremble

Definition

战抖 (zhàndǒu) is a fairly formal/literary verb for 'to shudder, to tremble' — usually used in writing. A more common everyday alternative is 发抖 (fādǒu), and 颤抖 (chàndǒu) is even more written/literary.

verb
to shudderto tremble

Examples

  • 战抖。
    Tā lěng dé quán shēn zhàn dǒu.
    He was so cold his whole body shivered.
  • ，战抖。
    Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xià dé zhàn dǒu qǐ lái.
    Hearing this news, she was so frightened she began to tremble.
  • 战抖。
    Tā qì dé shēng yīn dōu zài zhàn dǒu.
    He was so angry his voice was trembling.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

战zhàntremble
抖dǒutremble

战 and 抖 both convey trembling, so together they describe a body shaking with fear or cold.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
戈戈gē
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn战zhàn
Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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