胆寒 (dǎn hán) — to be terrified, to lose one's nerve

Definition

A literary verb meaning to be terrified or to lose one's nerve — stronger and more written than everyday words like 害怕. 胆 refers to courage here, so 胆寒 literally suggests one's gall bladder running cold.

verb

to be terrifiedto lose one's nerve

Examples

，胆寒。
Kàn dào nà ge kǒng bù de chǎng miàn, tā bù jīn gǎn dào dǎn hán.
Seeing that horrifying scene, he couldn't help but feel terrified.
，胆寒。
Jí shǐ shì zuì yǒng gǎn de rén, miàn duì zhè zhǒng shì yě huì dǎn hán.
Even the bravest person would be terrified facing something like this.
胆寒，。
Tā yì xiǎng dào yào shàng tái yǎn jiǎng jiù dǎn hán, shǒu xīn zhí mào hàn.
She gets terrified just thinking about giving a speech on stage, with her palms sweating.

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