Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「心驚膽戰」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「心驚膽戰」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Zhan: same as “tremble”, shivering. Describes being extremely scared.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 geng1 daam2 jin3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
