扣 kòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 口 mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
扣人心弦
kòurénxīnxián
gripping; thrilling
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 影片的节奏极为精准，情节层层递进，几乎每一分钟都扣人心弦。 Yǐngpiàn de jiézòu jíwéi jīngzhǔn, qíngjié céngcéng dìjìn, jīhū měi yì fēnzhōng dōu kòurénxīnxián. The film is paced with extreme precision, and the plot builds layer by layer; almost every minute is gripping.
- 这场比赛的最后几分钟扣人心弦，没有人离开座位。 Zhè chǎng bǐsài de zuìhòu jǐ fēnzhōng kòurénxīnxián, méiyǒu rén líkāi zuòwèi. The last few minutes of the match were gripping, and nobody left their seat.
- 这本侦探小说的情节扣人心弦，我一口气读完了。 Zhè běn zhēntàn xiǎoshuō de qíngjié kòurénxīnxián, wǒ yì kǒu qì dúwán le. The plot of this detective novel is gripping; I read it in one go.
Related words
- 扣 kòu to deduct, to button; button
- 不折不扣 bùzhébúkòu out-and-out; thoroughgoing; without discount
- 扣除 kòuchú to deduct; to subtract
- 扣留 kòuliú to detain; to withhold
- 扣押 kòuyā to seize; to detain; to impound
- 纽扣 niǔkòu button
- 别人 biérén other people, others
- 病人 bìngrén patient, sick person
- 工人 gōngrén worker
- 家人 jiārén family member
- 老人 lǎorén old person, the elderly
- 男人 nánrén man