胆颤心惊 dǎn chàn xīn jīng frightened

Explanation

形容非常害怕，内心极度不安。

Describes extreme fear and inner unrest.

Origin Story

话说唐朝贞观年间，一位名叫李白的年轻书生，怀揣着满腹诗书和远大抱负，独自一人前往长安赶考。路途遥远，他一路风尘仆仆，也经历了不少险阻。一天晚上，李白走到一片荒无人烟的山林，天色已晚，暮色苍茫。突然，他听到一阵阵怪异的声音，仿佛有野兽在林中徘徊。李白心中忐忑不安，胆颤心惊，他加快了脚步，希望能尽快走出这片让人毛骨悚然的森林。然而，就在这时，他看到不远处有一双绿幽幽的眼睛在黑暗中闪动，一颗巨大的脑袋从树丛中探了出来。李白吓得魂飞魄散，瘫软在地上，一动不敢动。他以为自己遇到了传说中的山精妖怪，顿时胆颤心惊，手脚冰凉。就在他以为自己必死无疑的时候，那庞大的身影慢慢地靠近他，他闭上眼睛，准备迎接死亡的到来。然而，过了许久，他仍然安然无恙。他小心翼翼地睁开眼睛，却发现那是一只巨大的猫头鹰。它似乎只是在寻找食物，并没有恶意。李白如释重负，长长地舒了一口气。他明白了，世间的很多东西并非如表面看到的那样可怕，只要保持镇定，冷静面对，许多的困难都能迎刃而解。

huashuo tangchao zhenguan nianjian, yiwai mingjiao libaide nianqing shusheng, huaicuai zhe manfu shishu he yuanda bao fu, duzi yiren qianwang chang'an gan kao. lutujiaoyuan, ta yilu fengchen pupu, ye jingli le bushao xianzu. yitian wanshang, li bai zoudao yipian huangwuren yan de shanlin, tiansei yiwang, musè cangmang. turan, ta tingdao yizhenzhen guaiyi de shengyin, fangfu you yeshou zai linzhong paihuai. li bai xinzhong tantebu an, danchanxijing, ta jia kuai le jiaobù, shengwang nengjin kuai zou chu zhe pian rang ren maogusongran de senlin. raner, jiuzai zhe shi, ta kan dao bu yuanchu you yishuang lü youyou de yanjing zai hei'an zhong shandong, yike juda de naotou cong shucun zhong tantoule chu lai. li bai xia de hunfeiposan, tanruan zai didiang, yidong bugan dong. ta yiwei ziji yudaole chuanshuo zhong de shanjing yaogui, danshi danchanxijing, shoujiao bingliang. jiuzai ta yiwei ziji bizhiwu yi de shihou, na pangda de shenying manman de kao jin ta, ta bi shang yanjing, zhunbei yingjie siwang de daolai. raner, guole xiu, ta rengran anran wu yang. ta xiaoxinxixiu de zhangkai yanjing, que faxian na shi yizhi juda de maotouying. ta sihu zhishi zai xunzhao shiwu, bingmeiyou eyi. li bai rushi fu zhong, changchang de shu le yikou qi. ta mingbai le, shijian de henduo dongxi bingfei ru biaomian kandaode na yang kepa, zhi yao baochi zhendin, lengjing mian dui, xueduo de kunnan dou neng yingren jiexie.

In ancient China during the Tang Dynasty, a young scholar named Li Bai was traveling alone to Chang'an to take the imperial examinations. On his journey through a desolate forest at dusk, he heard eerie sounds that filled him with panic. Suddenly, he saw two glowing green eyes and a large head emerging from the bushes. He was convinced he had encountered a mythical forest spirit. Overwhelmed by fear, he froze, but after a while he noticed the beast was only a large owl and realized not everything was as fearsome as it appeared.

Usage

多用于描写人物因恐惧而产生的身心状态。

duoyongyu miaoxie renwu yin kongju er chan sheng de shenshin zhuangtai

Often used to describe a person's physical and mental state due to fear.

Examples

• 听了这个消息，他吓得胆颤心惊。

  ting le zhege xiaoxi, ta xia de danchanxijing

  He was frightened out of his wits after hearing the news.

• 面对突如其来的危险，她依然保持着镇定，而不是胆颤心惊。

  mian dui turuqilai de weixian, ta yiran baochizhe zhendin, erbushi danchanxijing

  In the face of sudden danger, she remained calm instead of being frightened out of her wits.

Related Idioms

• 心惊胆战

• 心惊肉跳

• 惊恐万状

Opposite Idioms

• 镇定自若

• 泰然自若

• 处变不惊