触目惊心觸目驚心 chù mù jīng xīn — lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
chù (fourth tone, falling) mù (fourth tone, falling) jīng (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)chu4 mu4 jing1 xin1
Traditional: 觸目驚心
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight
verb
Character breakdown
Words containing 目
- 目前mù (fourth tone, falling) qián (second tone, rising)at the present time
- 目标目標mù (fourth tone, falling) biāo (first tone, high and level)target
- 项目項目xiàng (fourth tone, falling) mù (fourth tone, falling)item
- 目的mùdì (fourth tone, falling)purpose, goal, aim
- 节目節目jiémù (second tone, rising)programme, show (on television or radio)
- 目光mù (fourth tone, falling) guāng (first tone, high and level)sight
- 数目數目shù (fourth tone, falling) mù (fourth tone, falling)amount
- 盲目máng (second tone, rising) mù (fourth tone, falling)blind
- 题目題目tí (second tone, rising) mù (fourth tone, falling)subject
- 目的地mù (fourth tone, falling) dì (fourth tone, falling) dì (fourth tone, falling)destination (location)
- 心目xīn (first tone, high and level) mù (fourth tone, falling)mind
- 目录目錄mù (fourth tone, falling) lù (fourth tone, falling)catalog
- 目睹mù (fourth tone, falling) dǔ (third tone, dipping)to witness
- 引人注目yǐn (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) zhù (fourth tone, falling) mù (fourth tone, falling)to attract attention
- 瞩目矚目zhǔ (third tone, dipping) mù (fourth tone, falling)to focus attention upon
- 醒目xǐng (third tone, dipping) mù (fourth tone, falling)eye-grabbing (headline)
- 栏目欄目lán (second tone, rising) mù (fourth tone, falling)regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)
- 科目kē (first tone, high and level) mù (fourth tone, falling)subject
Words containing 心
- 心xīn (first tone, high and level)heart
- 中心zhōng (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)center
- 心理xīn (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping)mental
- 担心擔心dānxīn (first tone, high and level)to worry, to be anxious about
- 心里心裡xīn (first tone, high and level) li (neutral tone)chest
- 心情xīn (first tone, high and level) qíng (second tone, rising)mood
- 关心關心guānxīn (first tone, high and level)to care about, to be concerned for
- 小心xiǎoxīn (third tone, dipping)to be careful, to watch out for
- 放心fàngxīn (fourth tone, falling)to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
- 耐心nàixīn (fourth tone, falling)patience; patient
- 内心內心nèi (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)heart; innermost being
- 心中xīn (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)central point
- 伤心傷心shāngxīn (first tone, high and level)sad, heartbroken, grieved
- 信心xìn (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)confidence
- 恶心噁心è (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)bad habit
- 心脏心臟xīn (first tone, high and level) zàng (fourth tone, falling)heart
- 真心zhēn (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)sincere
- 心灵心靈xīn (first tone, high and level) líng (second tone, rising)bright