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Chinese dictionary
v.be battle-shy; have stage fright
许多学生考试怯阵。
A lot of students suffer from exam nerves.
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Word usage
- Separable word"怯" and "阵" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
不是说好由他出战嘛，怎么临场怯起阵来？
He was supposed to fight, so why did he get scared before the battle?
我军一到，敌军就怯了阵。
As soon as we arrived, the enemy got nervous.
我从来没有怯过阵!
I have never had stage fright.