惊 jīng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 京 capital city
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
惊心动魄
jīngxīndòngpò
thrilling; soul-stirring; breathtaking
Characters in this word
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
魄 pò
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 鬼 — ghost
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部电影的最后十分钟惊心动魄，我紧张得一直握着拳头。 Zhè bù diànyǐng de zuìhòu shí fēnzhōng jīngxīndòngpò, wǒ jǐnzhāng de yìzhí wò zhe quántou. The last ten minutes of this film were breathtaking; I was so tense that I kept clenching my fists.
- 爷爷讲起年轻时的冒险经历，每一件都惊心动魄。 Yéye jiǎng qǐ niánqīng shí de màoxiǎn jīnglì, měi yí jiàn dōu jīngxīndòngpò. When Grandpa tells of the adventures of his youth, every one of them is thrilling.
- 这场球赛惊心动魄，直到最后一秒才决出胜负。 Zhè chǎng qiúsài jīngxīndòngpò, zhídào zuìhòu yì miǎo cái juéchū shèngfù. This match was breathtaking; the winner was not decided until the very last second.
Related words
- 吃惊 chījīng surprised
- 震惊 zhènjīng shocked; shocking
- 大吃一惊 dàchīyìjīng to be greatly surprised
- 惊人 jīngrén astonishing, amazing
- 惊讶 jīngyà surprised, amazed
- 触目惊心 chùmùjīngxīn shocking; appalling
- 大惊小怪 dàjīngxiǎoguài to make a fuss over nothing
- 惊动 jīngdòng to alarm; to disturb; to alert
- 惊慌 jīnghuāng panicked; alarmed
- 惊慌失措 jīnghuāngshīcuò to panic and be at a loss
- 惊奇 jīngqí surprised; astonished
- 惊叹 jīngtàn to marvel at; to exclaim in admiration