抽搐

chōuchù
to twitch

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

肌肉牽動痙攣，多見於四肢和顏面。小孩發燒時常有抽搐現象。

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

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