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心惊

xīn jīng

2-character word Traditional 心驚

What 心惊 means

1. fearful
2. apprehensive

The characters in 心惊

• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared

Words starting with 心惊

• 心惊肉跳xīn jīng ròu tiàolit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
• 心惊胆战xīn jīng dǎn zhànlit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless
• 心惊胆颤xīn jīng dǎn chànsee 心惊胆战

Words containing 心惊

• 胆战心惊dǎn zhàn xīn jīngto tremble with fear (idiom); scared witless
• 胆颤心惊dǎn chàn xīn jīngpanic-stricken

Sounds the same

Read xīn jīng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 心经the Heart Sutra