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触目惊心 (chù mù jīng xīn) – lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom)

chù mù jīng xīn

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 觸目驚心0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
  2. 2horrible to see
  3. 3a ghastly sight

Simplified & traditional

触目惊心

Simplified

觸目驚心

Traditional

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Related words

心

xīn

heart

惊

jīng

to startle

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

节目

jié mù

program

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

粗心

cū xīn

careless

目的

mù dì

purpose

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

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