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触目惊心

触目惊心 (chù mù jīng xīn): Shocking to the eye / Horrifying — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

触目惊心 consists of 4 characters.

to touch; to contact; to strike

to startle, to be frightened

heart; mind; core

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Pinyinchù mù jīng xīn

MeaningShocking to the eye / Horrifying

Characters4

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word触目惊心

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How to Use 触目惊心 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 触目惊心 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

neutral

feel shocked

Verb + Complementwith令

lìng令

rén人

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

Adjective + Nounwith数字

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

de的

shù数

zì字

Subject + Verbwith景象

jǐng景

xiàng象

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

4.

Example Sentences with 触目惊心

Zhàn战

zhēng争

liú留

xià下

de的

fèi废

xū墟

formal

Written

shocking

formal

shocking numbers

formal

a shocking sight

jǐng

景

xiàng象

zhēn真

shi是

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

。

The scene of the ruins left by the war is truly shocking to the eye.

kàn看

dào到

zhàn战

zhēng争

jì纪

lù录

piàn片

zhōng中

nà那

xiē些

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

de的

huà画

miàn面

，

tā他

chén沉

mò默

le了

xǔ许

jiǔ久

。

Seeing those horrifying scenes in the war documentary, he remained silent for a long time.

kàn看

dào到

sēn森

lín林

huǒ火

zāi灾

hòu后

de的

jiāo焦

tǔ土

，

nà那

jǐng景

xiàng象

zhēn真

shì是

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

。

Seeing the scorched earth after the forest fire, the scene was truly shocking.

zhè这

fèn份

guān关

yú于

huán环

jìng境

wū污

rǎn染

de的

bào报

gào告

，

qí其

shù数

jù据

zhī之

yán严

zhòng重

lìng令

rén人

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

。

The data in this report on environmental pollution is so severe that it is shocking.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

jiē揭

lù露

de的

shí食

pǐn品

ān安

quán全

wèn问

tí题

，

qí其

yán严

zhòng重

chéng程

dù度

lìng令

rén人

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

。

The severity of the food safety issues exposed in this report is truly horrifying.

nán难

dào道

zhè这

xiē些

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

de的

zhèng证

jù据

hái还

bù不

zú足

yǐ以

ràng让

nǐ你

gǎi改

biàn变

kàn看

fǎ法

ma吗

？

Are these shocking pieces of evidence still not enough to make you change your mind?

nán难

dào道

zhè这

xiē些

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

de的

tǒng统

jì计

shù数

jù据

hái还

bù不

zú足

yǐ以

huàn唤

xǐng醒

rén人

men们

de的

wēi危

jī机

yì意

shí识

ma吗

？

Are these shocking statistics still not enough to awaken people's sense of crisis?

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

jué觉

de得

zhè这

bù部

jì纪

lù录

piàn片

de的

qíng情

jié节

yǒu有

duō多

me么

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

。

He did not find the plot of this documentary to be particularly shocking.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

jué觉

dé得

zhè这

xiē些

lì历

shǐ史

zhào照

piàn片

yǒu有

duō多

me么

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

，

fǎn反

ér而

gǎn感

dào到

yì一

zhǒng种

shū疏

lí离

。

He did not find these historical photos particularly horrifying; instead, he felt a sense of detachment.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zǎo早

yǒu有

xīn心

lǐ理

zhǔn准

bèi备

，

dàn但

xiàn现

chǎng场

de的

pò破

huài坏

chéng程

dù度

yī依

rán然

chù触

mù目

jīng惊

xīn心

。

Despite being mentally prepared, the extent of the destruction at the scene was still horrifying.

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