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Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「動心駭目」 below.

Learn about the idiom 「動心駭目」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Shocking: makes people feel horrified when seeing it. It’s heart-pounding and terrifying to watch. Describes a deep feeling and a great shock.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dòng xīn hài mù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dung6 sam1 haai5 muk6

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.