抽搐

chōuchù
to twitch

CEDICT

  1. (medicine) to twitch; to jerk; to spasm
  2. to twitch; to jerk; to spasm

Wiktionary

肌肉牵动痉挛，多见于四肢和颜面。小孩发烧时常有抽搐现象。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 抽 chōu
  1. to draw out
  2. to pull out from in between
  3. to remove part of the whole
  4. (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
  5. to whip or thrash
2 搐 chù to twitch; to have a spasm

Related entries

抽动 chōudòng
  1. to twitch
  2. to throb
  3. a spasm
  4. to divert (money) to other uses