惊
心
动
魄

(idiom) heart-stopping in Chinese: 惊心动魄 (jīng xīn dòng pò)

jīng xīn dòng pò

(idiom) heart-stopping

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 驚心動魄1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking

Stroke order

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惊
心
动
魄

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄆㄛˋ

pò

ㄆ/ pㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

惊心动魄

Simplified

驚心動魄

Traditional

Example sentences

See 惊心动魄 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 那场比赛真是惊心动魄。

    nà chǎng bǐ sài zhēn shì jīng xīn dòng pò。

    That match was truly heart-stopping.

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Related words

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

心

xīn

heart

惊

jīng

to startle

运动

yùn dòng

to move

担心

dān xīn

anxious

动物

dòng wù

animal

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

粗心

cū xīn

careless

动作

dòng zuò

movement

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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