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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 惊心动魄

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
惊心动魄 jīng xīn - dòng pò - (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking

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 26,499 16,866 14,300

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jīng- to startle
- to be frightened
- to be scared
- alarm
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
dòng- (of sth) to move
- to set in movement
- to displace
- to touch
- to make use of
- to stir (emotions)
- to alter
- abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
- (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

Other Words Containing 惊心动魄

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
惊心动魄 - 9 26,499 16,866 14,300