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be in a state of terror; be nervous and shivery

xīn jīng ròu tiào

心 惊 肉 跳

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slbe in a state of terror; be nervous and shivery
- tā de cí lìng tōng cháng dōu néng dǎ dòng rén xīn dàn yǒu shí yě ràng rén xīn jīng ròu tiào
  他的辞令通常都能打动人心，但有时也让人心惊肉跳！
  His words usually move people's hearts, but sometimes they also make people tremble!
- xiǎng dào wǒ men chà diǎn jiù sàng mìng wǒ xīn jīng ròu tiào
  想到我们差点就丧命，我心惊肉跳。
  It shocked me to think how close we had come to being killed.
synonym
máo gǔ sǒng rán毛骨悚然 tí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆 dǎn zhàn xīn jīng胆战心惊 xīn jīng dǎn zhàn心惊胆战
antonym
cóng róng bù pò从容不迫 tài rán zì ruò泰然自若 zhèn dìng zì ruò镇定自若 chǔ biàn bù jīng处变不惊 jǔ zhǐ tài rán举止泰然 shén sè bù jīng神色不惊

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