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不寒而慄

bù hán ér lì

C1–C2 Level 7

不寒而慄 (bù hán ér lì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
  2. fig. to tremble with fear
  3. to be terrified

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Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).