Meaning
to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate
Chinese: 颤动、发抖。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chan” becomes a different word in each tone. 颤 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 颤抖chàn dǒuto shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble
- 发颤fā chànto shiver
- 去颤qù chànsee 除颤
- 颤动chàn dòngto vibrate; to quiver
- 颤声chàn shēngtrill (of voice); see also 颤声
Example Sentence
听到这个消息，她的声音都有些颤抖了。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā de shēng yīn dōu yǒu xiē chàn dǒu le.Hearing the news, even her voice trembled a little.
听到Tīng dàoto hear这个zhè ge(pronoun) this消息xiāo xi(piece of) news，她tāshe的deof声音shēng yīnvoice都dōuall有些yǒu xiēsome颤抖chàn dǒuto shudder了le(completed action)。