心有余悸xīn yǒu yú jìto have lingering fears

1. 1.

   to have lingering fearsidiom

2. 2.

   trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)idiom

Figurative meaning

To have lingering fears; trepidation remaining after a trauma.

• 心heart
• 有to have; there is
• 余remaining
• 悸to palpitate

No attested origin story

心有余悸 often follows phrases like 想起来 or 到现在 to show that fear from a past event has not fully gone away.

1. HSK 4

   想起那次车祸，他到现在还心有余悸。

   Xiǎngqǐ nà cì chēhuò, tā dào xiànzài hái xīn yǒu yú jì.

   Thinking of that car accident, he still has lingering fears even now.

2. HSK 3

   地震过去很久了，很多人还是心有余悸。

   Dìzhèn guòqù hěn jiǔ le, hěn duō rén háishi xīn yǒu yú jì.

   The earthquake was long ago, but many people still feel lingering fear.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你还坐那条船吗？

   Nǐ hái zuò nà tiáo chuán ma?

   Do you still take that boat?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   不坐了，上次风太大了。

   Bú zuò le, shàng cì fēng tài dà le.

   Not anymore, the wind was too strong last time.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   现在还害怕？

   Xiànzài hái hàipà?

   Still scared now?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   是啊，我到现在还心有余悸。

   Shì a, wǒ dào xiànzài hái xīn yǒu yú jì.

   Yes, I still have lingering fears.

1. 1.What does 心有余悸 mean?

   ATo have lingering fearsBEvery familyCThe prevailing trend
2. 2.Which sentence uses 心有余悸 correctly?

   A想起那次事故，她还心有余悸。B今天天气很心有余悸。C我心有余悸了一个苹果。
3. 3.Which idiom fits best? 地震过去很久了，他还是____。 (The earthquake was long ago, but he still feels lingering fear.)

   A心有余悸B千家万户C大势所趋

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