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触目惊心

chùmù-jīngxīn

Traditional: 觸目驚心

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking

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Meaning of 触目惊心 in English

chùmù-jīngxīnHSK 7–9Syllabus #6013
  1. lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
  2. horrible to see
  3. a ghastly sight

Characters

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HSK words with 触

接触HSK 5触动HSK 7–9触犯HSK 7–9触觉HSK 7–9触摸HSK 7–9抵触HSK 7–9感触HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 目

节目HSK 3目标HSK 4目的HSK 4目前HSK 4目的地HSK 4目光HSK 5题目HSK 5项目HSK 5科目HSK 6目录HSK 6
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HSK words with 惊

吃惊HSK 4惊喜HSK 5惊人HSK 6惊讶HSK 6大吃一惊HSK 6惊动HSK 7–9惊慌HSK 7–9惊奇HSK 7–9惊叹HSK 7–9惊吓HSK 7–9
心 on its own →
xīn · heart

HSK words with 心

担心HSK 3放心HSK 3关心HSK 3开心HSK 3小心HSK 3心里HSK 3心HSK 4爱心HSK 4粗心HSK 4耐心HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences