lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
trad. 心驚肉跳
Also written 心驚肉跳【xīn jīng ròu tiào】
Characters in this word
4心
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heart, mind, intention, center, core, CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 837 of 2500
惊
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to startle, to be frightened, to be scared, alarm
- Pinyin
- jīng
- Traditional
- 驚
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 19203 of 2500
肉
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meat, flesh, pulp (of a fruit), (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy, (of a person) flabby, irresolute, Kangxi radical 130
- Pinyin
- ròu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1834 of 2500
跳
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to jump, to hop, to skip over, to bounce, to palpitate
- Pinyin
- tiào
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 738 of 2500