惊心动魄

jīngxīn-dòngpò

(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 驚心動魄

Watch it being written

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惊
心
动
魄

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

惊
心
动
魄

See it in sentences

这场面惊心动魄。

The scene is thrilling.

惊心动魄的故事。

A thrilling story.