抽搐 (chōu chù) — to twitch (involuntarily); to have a muscle spasm or tic

Definition

Examples

• 他的左眼突然抽搐了一下。
  Tā de zuǒ yǎn tū rán chōu chù le yí xià.
  His left eye suddenly twitched.
• 病人因为发高烧，全身一直在抽搐。
  Bìng rén yīn wèi fā gāo shāo, quán shēn yì zhí zài chōu chù.
  The patient was twitching all over because of a high fever.
• 紧张的时候，他的脸会不由自主地抽搐。
  Jǐn zhāng de shí hou, tā de liǎn huì bù yóu zì zhǔ dì chōu chù.
  When nervous, his face would twitch involuntarily.

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