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扣人心弦
kòu rén xīn xián
扣人心弦 (kòu rén xīn xián) means "to excite; to thrill; exciting". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.
What 扣人心弦 means
- to excite
- to thrill
- exciting
- thrilling
- cliff-hanging
The characters in 扣人心弦
- 扣kòuto fasten; to button; button
- 人rénperson; people
- 心xīnheart; mind; intention
- 弦xiánbow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring
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- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read kòu rén xīn xián correctly.
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