Definition & Meaning

with one's hair standing on end; make one's flesh creep; be absolutely terrified

Word usage

máo gǔ sǒng rán

毛 骨 悚 然

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slwith one's hair standing on end; make one's flesh creep; be absolutely terrified
- ràng rén máo gǔ sǒng rán de gù shi
  让人毛骨悚然的故事
  macabre story
- lìng rén máo gǔ sǒng rán de kū shēng
  令人毛骨悚然的哭声
  bloodcurdling cry
- kàn jiàn sǐ rén xià de tā máo gǔ sǒng rán
  看见死人吓得他毛骨悚然。
  The sight of the dead man made his hair stand on end.
- tīng le guān yú fǎn dòng zhèng fǔ jiān yù li kù xíng qíng kuàng de jiè shào huì jiào rén máo gǔ sǒng rán
  听了关于反动政府监狱里酷刑情况的介绍会叫人毛骨悚然。
  Accounts of cruel tortures in the jails of the reactionary government would curl one's hair.
- tā de huà ràng tā gǎn jué máo gǔ sǒng rán
  他的话让她感觉毛骨悚然。
  His words sent a chill down her spine.
- nà xiē ràng rén máo gǔ sǒng rán de xì jié jiù qǐng nǐ bù yào jiǎng le
  那些让人毛骨悚然的细节就请你不要讲了。
  Please spare me the gruesome details.
synonym
bù hán ér lì不寒而栗 dǎn zhàn xīn jīng胆战心惊 xīn jīng ròu tiào心惊肉跳 xīn jīng dǎn tiào心惊胆跳 máo fà sǒng rán毛发耸然 máo gǔ sǒng rán毛骨竦然 máo gǔ sǒng rán毛骨耸然 dǎn hán fà shù胆寒发竖 gǔ hán máo shù骨寒毛竖
antonym
wú suǒ wèi jù无所畏惧 zhèn dìng zì ruò镇定自若 miàn wú jù sè面无惧色 miàn bù gǎi róng面不改容

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"毛骨悚然" cannot be written as "毛骨耸然" or "毛骨竦然".

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