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怯场 (qiè cháng) — to have stage fright, to get nervous performing or speaking in public

Definition

Means 'to have stage fright' — nervousness that hits you specifically when performing or speaking in front of an audience. It can split as a verb: 怯了场 / 怯过场.

verb
to have stage frightto get nervous performing or speaking in public

Examples

  • ，怯场。
    Dì yī cì shàng tái yǎn jiǎng, tā yǒu diǎn qiè cháng.
    She had a bit of stage fright when giving her first speech on stage.
  • ，。
    Suī rán liàn xí le hěn duō biàn, kě tā hái shì qiè le chǎng.
    Even though he practiced many times, he still got stage fright.
  • ，。
    Wǒ cóng lái méi yǒu qiè guò chǎng, bù zhī dào wèi shén me jīn tiān zhè me jǐn zhāng.
    I've never had stage fright before — I don't know why I'm so nervous today.
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