jīng xīn dòng pò

Traditional: 驚心動魄

HSK 7–9

惊心动魄 (jīng xīn dòng pò) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 惊心动魄

惊jīng · to startle心xīn · heart动dòng · (of sth) to move魄pò · (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

Related words

担心anxious心heart动(of sth) to move小心to be careful行动operation开心to feel happy关心to be concerned about; to care about中心center; heart; core动作movement; motion; action恶心nausea恶心bad habit恶心variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]

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