(sǒng) — (bound form) fear, terror; used in literary compounds describing a sudden or intense fright

Définition

悚 (sǒng) is a bound literary morph meaning 'terror, hair-raising fright' — it never stands alone, always appearing in set compounds like 毛骨悚然. Tone it formal/literary; everyday learners usually meet it only inside that idiom.

bound form
(bound form) fearterrorused in literary compounds describing a sudden or intense fright

Exemples

  • Tīng dào nà ge xiāo xi, tā bù jīn sǒng rán shī sè.
    Upon hearing the news, he couldn't help but turn pale with terror.
  • Shēn yè dú zì zǒu zài xiàng zi lǐ, wǒ bù jīn máo gǔ sǒng rán.
    Walking alone in the alley late at night, I couldn't help but feel a chill of terror.
  • Gù shi zhōng de kǒng bù chǎng jǐng ràng rén gǎn dào sǒng rán.
    The terrifying scenes in the story make people feel frightened.
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