Definition
鸡皮疙瘩 is a colloquial four-character expression meaning 'goosebumps' or 'goose pimples'. The literal meaning is 'chicken skin bumps', but it is used exactly like the English 'goosebumps' — usually after the verb 起 (to appear), as in 起鸡皮疙瘩. You can also use it with 吓 (to scare) to describe being frightened. It is informal and widely used in daily speech.
n.
goosebumps (colloquial)goose pimples
Examples
- 鸡皮疙瘩。Nàge kǒngbù diànyǐng ràng wǒ qǐ le jī pí gē da.That horror movie gave me goosebumps.
- ，鸡皮疙瘩。Tīng dào zhège shēngyīn, wǒ húnshēn qǐ jī pí gē da.Hearing this sound, I got goosebumps all over.
- ，鸡皮疙瘩。Bié jiǎng zhèyàng de gùshi le, wǒ dōu qǐ jī pí gē da le.Don't tell stories like that — I'm already getting goosebumps.
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