惊心动魄 in English jing1 xin1 dong4 po4 Meaning

Meanings

  • shaking one to the core
  • extremely disturbing
  • hair-raising (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

惊 心 动 魄

Traditional Characters

驚 心 動 魄

Pinyin

jing1 xin1 dong4 po4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

惊jing1to startle 心xin1heart 动dong4(of sth) to move 魄po4soul