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发抖 (fā dǒu) — to tremble, to shiver, to shake

Definition

发抖 (fādǒu) means 'to tremble / shiver' involuntarily from cold, fear, or strong emotion. Slightly stronger than the plain verb 抖; more vivid and physical than 颤抖, which leans literary.

verb
to trembleto shiverto shake

Examples

  • 发抖。
    Tā lěng dé quán shēn fā dǒu.
    She was so cold that her whole body shivered.
  • ，发抖。
    Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā jī dòng dé fā dǒu qǐ lái.
    Hearing the news, he trembled with excitement.
  • 发抖。
    Xiǎo gǒu xià dé zhí fā dǒu.
    The puppy was so scared it kept trembling.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

发fāproduce
抖dǒutrembling

"发" contributes "produce" and "抖" contributes "trembling", so 发抖 means to produce trembling.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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