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扣人心弦 — “Gripping and thrilling”

扣人心弦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Gripping and thrilling”. Deeply moving and exciting; soul-stirring. Literally, “Strike a person's heartstrings”.

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扣人心弦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 扣kòu
  • 人rén
  • 心xīn
  • 弦xián

扣人心弦 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
扣
kòu6fasten, deduct, detain
人
rén2human being, person
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
弦
xián8bowstring, string, hypotenuse

Example Sentence with 扣人心弦

这场音乐会的精彩表演真是扣人心弦,让所有观众都沉浸其中
The wonderful performance at this concert was truly gripping, captivating all the audience.

Idioms Related to 扣人心弦

Synonyms of 扣人心弦

  • dòng动rén人xīn心xián弦stirring one's heartstrings
  • qìn沁rén人xīn心pí脾refreshing and invigorating

Antonyms of 扣人心弦

  • wēi微hū乎qí其wēi微extremely small or few
  • wú无dòng动yú于zhōng衷to remain indifferent

More idioms starting with 扣

  • kòu扣hú壶cháng长yín吟Express grand aspirations or grievances
  • kòu扣shǐ屎pén盆zi子falsely accuse or slander someone
  • kòu扣mào帽zi子to unfairly label someone
  • kòu扣xīn心qì泣xuè血heartbroken to the core
  • kòu扣jí楫zhōng中liú流make a solemn vow to strive vigorously
  • kòu扣pán槃mén扪zhú烛partial and superficial understanding
  • kòu扣pán槃mén扪yuè籥partial and superficial understanding
  • kòu扣pán盘mén扪zhú烛make a superficial judgment without experience
  • kòu扣pán盘mén扪yào钥superficial understanding without true insight

Questions about 扣人心弦

What does 扣人心弦 mean?
扣人心弦 (kòu rén xīn xián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Gripping and thrilling”.
How do you pronounce 扣人心弦?
扣人心弦 is pronounced kòu rén xīn xián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扣人心弦 literally mean?
Literally, 扣人心弦 means “Strike a person's heartstrings”. It is used to mean “Gripping and thrilling”.
What is the Chinese definition of 扣人心弦?
扣:敲打。形容事物激动人心。
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