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扣人心弦 (kòu rén xīn xián): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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扣人心弦

扣人心弦 (kòu rén xīn xián): Gripping / heart-stirring — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

扣人心弦 consists of 4 characters.

to deduct (money)

heart; mind; core

the string of a musical instrument/bow; spring

Word Info

Pinyinkòu rén xīn xián

Meaninggripping / heart-stirring

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word扣人心弦

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Words with 心

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内心

3.

How to Use 扣人心弦 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 扣人心弦 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith写

xiě写

de得

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

neutral

written in a gripping way

Adjective + Noun

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

de的

biǎo表

yǎn演

Subject + Verbwith情节

qíng情

jié节

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

4.

Example Sentences with 扣人心弦

zhè这

ge个

gù故

shì事

hěn很

kòu扣

rén人

xīn

nán rén

HSK 3

nèi xīn

HSK 4

neutral

a thrilling performance

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

de的

gù故

shi事

neutral

a gripping story

neutral

the plot is gripping

心

xián弦

。

This story is very gripping.

zhè这

bù部

xuán悬

yí疑

xiǎo小

shuō说

de的

jié结

jú局

shè设

jì计

dé得

rú如

cǐ此

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

，

lìng令

rén人

pāi拍

àn案

jiào叫

jué绝

。

The ending of this mystery novel is so gripping that it makes one exclaim in admiration.

nǐ你

jué觉

de得

nà那

chǎng场

yīn音

yuè乐

huì会

de的

yǎn演

zòu奏

gòu够

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

ma吗

？

Do you think the performance at that concert was gripping enough?

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

qíng情

jié节

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

，

ràng让

rén人

yì一

zhí直

xiǎng想

kàn看

xià下

qù去

。

The plot of this movie is thrilling, making people want to keep watching.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tè特

xiào效

huá华

lì丽

，

dàn但

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

qíng情

jié节

bìng并

bú不

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

。

Despite the gorgeous special effects, the plot of this movie is not gripping.

tā他

jiǎng讲

shù述

de的

tàn探

xiǎn险

jīng经

lì历

jì既

jīng惊

xiǎn险

yòu又

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

，

wǒ我

men们

dōu都

tīng听

rù入

mí迷

le了

。

His account of the adventure was both thrilling and gripping, and we were all captivated.

bǐ比

sài赛

de的

zuì最

hòu后

jǐ几

fēn分

zhōng钟

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

，

shuāng双

fāng方

bǐ比

fēn分

jiāo交

tì替

shàng上

shēng升

。

The last few minutes of the match were heart-stopping, with the scores alternating between both sides.

zuó昨

wǎn晚

de的

zú足

qiú球

jué决

sài赛

zhēn真

shì是

kòu扣

rén人

xīn心

xián弦

，

wǒ我

jǐn紧

zhāng张

dé得

shǒu手

xīn心

dōu都

chū出

hàn汗

le了

。

Last night's football final was truly heart-stirring; I was so nervous that my palms were sweating.