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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 触目惊心
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 触目惊心 | chù mù jīng xīn | - lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking - horrible to see - a ghastly sight |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 34,845 | 19,486 | 17,378 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 触 | chù | - to touch - to make contact with sth - to stir up sb's emotions |
| 目 | mù | - 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 |
| 惊 | jīng | - to startle - to be frightened - to be scared - alarm |
| 心 | xīn | - heart - mind - intention - center - core - CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] |
Other Words Containing 触目惊心
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 触目惊心 | - | 9 | 34,845 | 19,486 | 17,378 |