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惊心动魄

jīng xīn dòng pò

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 驚心動魄

惊心动魄 (jīng xīn dòng pò) means "(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 惊心动魄 means

1. idiomheart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking

The characters in 惊心动魄

• 惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
• 魄pò(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

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