毛骨悚然

máo gǔ sǒng rán

hair-raising; spine-chilling

Character by character

毛máo
hair

骨gǔ
bones

悚sǒng
terrified

然rán
-ly

半夜听到奇怪的声音，真让人毛骨悚然。

Hearing strange noises at midnight really sends a chill down your spine.

Tone: neutral.

Usually 让人／令人毛骨悚然.

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