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腿发软

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Collocation

1
紧张得腿发软
2
觉得腿发软
3
一见……就腿发软

Definition

腿发软

Literally means:

legs are getting weak

Actually means:

be extremely nervous or tired

It means that one cannot stand the heavy physical burden or mental stress. It is often used to indicate that one is tired, nervous or scared.

人支持不住某种体力上的负担,或承受不了某种精神压力。常用来形容劳累、紧张或害怕。

Example

Used as predicate, object or complement. (作谓语、宾语、补语)
1
Cái
pǎo
le
bǎi
四五百
jiù
shuāng
tuǐ
ruǎn
  
,
pǎo
dòng
le
  

He ran only four or five hundred meters and his legs were soft and he couldn't run.

2
tīngdào
听到
zhège
这个
xìng
不幸
de
xiāoxi
消息
  
,
jiù
juéde
觉得
tuǐ
ruǎn
  
,
xiàzi
下子
dǎo
zài
le
shang
地上
  

Upon hearing the sad news, he felt his legs soften and fell to the ground.

3
shàn
善于
biǎoyǎn
表演
  
,
měi
每次
shàngtái
上台
biǎoyǎn
表演
dōu
jǐnzhāng
紧张
de
tuǐ
ruǎn
  

She's not good at acting, and every time she's on stage, her legs are so strained that she's soft.