惊心骇神 — “To be greatly alarmed, shocked, or terrified”
惊心骇神 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be greatly alarmed, shocked, or terrified”. To feel extreme shock or fright deep in one's heart. Literally, “startle heart, frighten spirit”.
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惊心骇神 Pronunciation and Pinyin
惊心骇神 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 惊心骇神
大地震发生后，电视新闻里播放的灾区景象，令人感到惊心骇神
After the major earthquake, the scenes of the disaster-stricken area shown on the television news were truly shocking and terrifying.
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Synonyms of 惊心骇神
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- jīng惊shì世hài骇mù目to startle the world and shock the eyes
- jīng惊rén人zhī之jǔ举an astonishing feat
- jīng惊tàn叹bù不yǐ已exclaim in great admiration
- jīng惊xǐ喜jiāo交jiā加overwhelmed with surprise and joy
- jīng惊xǐ喜jiāo交jí集mingled surprise and delight
- jīng惊xǐ喜cān参bàn半mixed feelings of surprise and joy
- jīng惊xǐ喜yù欲kuáng狂wild with joy and excitement
- jīng惊xǐ喜ruò若kuáng狂overwhelmed with joy and surprise
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What does 惊心骇神 mean?
惊心骇神 (jīng xīn hài shén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be greatly alarmed, shocked, or terrified”.
How do you pronounce 惊心骇神?
惊心骇神 is pronounced jīng xīn hài shén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 惊心骇神 literally mean?
Literally, 惊心骇神 means “startle heart, frighten spirit”. It is used to mean “to be greatly alarmed, shocked, or terrified”.
What is the Chinese definition of 惊心骇神?
指内心感到十分震惊。