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心有余悸

xīn yǒu yú jì

still shaken

Character by character

心xīn
heart
有yǒu
have
余yú
lingering
悸jì
fear

Example

说起那次车祸,他至今心有余悸。
Even now, talking about the crash shakes him up.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

The fear lingers after the danger is over, often with 至今.

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