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寒战

寒戰
hánzhàn
noun #45,731

Meanings

  1. 1 shiver; shudder (from cold or fear)
  2. 2 chills (with a fever)

Examples

HSK 2
他冷得打了个寒战。
Tā lěng de dǎ le ge hánzhàn.
He was so cold he shivered.
HSK 5
病人发着高烧，不停地打寒战。
Bìngrén fā zhe gāoshāo, bùtíng de dǎ hánzhàn.
The patient has a high fever and keeps shivering.

Tips

usage
Almost always the object of 打 "to have (a shiver)". Also written 寒颤. 战 here means "to tremble", as in 战栗.

In Pop Culture

寒战 Hánzhàn
Cold War (2012 film)
Hong Kong police thriller starring 郭富城 and 梁家辉, about the hijacking of a police van; it won Best Film at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Stroke Order

寒 hán
战 zhàn