颤动 (chàn dòng) — to vibrate; to quiver; to tremble (slightly)

Definition

A vivid verb for small, repeated shaking — leaves in a breeze, a voice under stress, the ground in a quake. Suggests a visible quivering rather than a single jolt.

verb

to vibrateto quiverto tremble (slightly)

Examples

颤动。
Shù yè zài wēi fēng zhōng qīng qīng chàn dòng.
The leaves quivered gently in the breeze.
，颤动。
Tā xīn lǐ yì jǐn zhāng, shēng yīn jiù kāi shǐ chàn dòng.
As soon as he got nervous, his voice began to tremble.
颤动，。
Dì zhèn shí dì miàn jù liè chàn dòng, ràng rén zhàn bù wěn.
During the earthquake the ground vibrated violently, making it hard to stand steady.

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