lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight; also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心
trad. 怵目驚心
Also written 怵目驚心【chù mù jīng xīn】
Characters in this word
4怵
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fearful, timid, to fear
- Pinyin
- chù
- Strokes
- 8
目
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eye, (literary) to look; to regard, eye (of a net); mesh, mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]), item; section, list; catalogue, (taxonomy) order, name; title
- Pinyin
- mù
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 15224 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
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