触
目
惊
心

Lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) in Chinese: 触目惊心 (chù mù jīng xīn)

chù mù jīng xīn

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

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 觸目驚心1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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触
目
惊
心

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔㄨˋ

chù

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄨˋ

mù

ㄇ/ mㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

触目惊心

Simplified

觸目驚心

Traditional

Example sentences

See 触目惊心 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 那场大火过后的景象触目惊心。

    nà chǎng dà huǒ guò hòu de jǐng xiàng chù mù jīng xīn。

    The scene after that big fire was shocking to behold.

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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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