扣
人
心
弦

To excite in Chinese: 扣人心弦 (kòu rén xīn xián)

kòu rén xīn xián

to excite

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to excite
  2. 2to thrill
  3. 3exciting
  4. 4thrilling
  5. 5cliff-hanging

Stroke order

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扣
人
心
弦

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄡˋ

kòu

ㄎ/ kㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄖㄣˊ

rén

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄢˊ

xián

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这场比赛非常扣人心弦。

    zhè chǎng bǐ sài fēi cháng kòu rén xīn xián。

    This match was absolutely thrilling.

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Related words

人

rén

person

心

xīn

heart

扣

kòu

to fasten

弦

xián

bow string

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

别人

bié ren

other people

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

客人

kè rén

visitor

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

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