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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
chù- to touch
- to make contact with sth
- to stir up sb's emotions
- 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
jīng- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm
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