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谈虎色变 (tán hǔ sè biàn): To turn pale at the mere mention of something terrifying (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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谈 • tán • talk • HSK 2.0 L4

HSK 4

tán谈

talk

虎 • hǔ • tiger

hǔ虎

tiger

色 • sè • color; appearance; countenance; lust

sè色

color; appearance; countenance; lust

变 • biàn • to change, to transform • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

biàn变

to change, to transform

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Pinyintán hǔ sè biàn

Meaningto turn pale at the mere mention of something terrifying; to be extremely frightened by something due to a past traumatic experience

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Words with 谈

谈判tán pànnegotiations; talks
谈话tán huàto talk (with sb)
交谈jiāo tánto discuss; to converse
洽谈qià tánmake arrangements with; talk over with
访谈fǎng tánto visit and discuss
谈论tán lùnto discuss; to talk about
侃侃而谈kǎn kǎn ér tánto speak frankly with assurance
会谈huì tánTalks

Words with 虎

老虎lǎo hǔtiger
马虎mǎ hucareless
狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yànto wolf down one's food [idiom]
寅虎yín hǔthe Tiger (third of the 12 Earthly Branches)

Words with 色

白色bái sèwhite
红色hóng sèred (color)
绿色lǜ sègreen
颜色yán sècolour

Words with 变

变化biàn huàchange
变成biàn chéngto change into
改变gǎi biànto change
变动biàn dòngto change

猛虎

měng hǔ

fierce tiger

虎口hǔ kǒutiger's mouth; dangerous situation; part of hand between thumb and index finger

母老虎mǔ lǎo hǔtigress; fierce woman

老虎机lǎo hǔ jīslot machine

黑色

hēi sè

black

黄色huáng sèyellow (color)

景色jǐng sèscenery; view; landscape

出色chū sèoutstanding; remarkable; splendid

转变

zhuǎn biàn

change; convert; turn

变故biàn gùunforeseen event; accident; mishap

变质biàn zhìgo bad; deteriorate

变迁biàn qiāntransition; changes; vicissitudes

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Example Sentences with 谈虎色变

tā他

yǐ以

qián前

chū出

guò过

chē车

huò祸

，

xiàn现

zài在

yì一

tí提

dào到

kāi开

chē车

jiù就

tán谈

hǔ虎

sè色

biàn变

。

He was in a car accident before, and now he turns pale at the mere mention of driving.

jīng经

lì历

guò过

dì地

zhèn震

de的

rén人

，

wǎng往

wǎng

往

duì对

dì地

zhèn震

zhè这

ge个

cí词

tán谈

hǔ虎

sè色

biàn变

。

People who have experienced an earthquake often turn pale at the word 'earthquake'.