Chinese word dictionary

怦然心动

pēng rán xīn dòng · (idiom) to feel a rush of excitement

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Word information

Simplified怦然心动

Traditional怦然心動

Pinyinpēng rán xīn dòng

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

怦pēng

ardent, eager; impulsive, bold

然rán

certainly; naturally; suddenly

心xīn

heart; mind

动dòng

to move, to happen; movement, action

How to learn 怦然心动

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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动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

虽然suīrán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)

运动yùndòng

to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3]

担心dānxīn

anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious

当然dāngrán

only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

动物dòngwù

animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]