扣人心弦 meaning in English

kòurénxīnxián

to excite; to thrill

HSK 7-920 strokes

Meaning of 扣人心弦

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kòurénxīnxián
  1. to excite
  2. to thrill
  3. exciting
  4. thrilling
  5. cliff-hanging

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

扣 kòu · to fasten · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

人 rén · person · 2 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2

心 xīn · heart · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

弦 xián · bow string · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 扣人心弦.

女人nǚrénwoman
男人nánréna man; a male
别人biérénother people; others; other person
家人jiārénfamily member; (old) servant
病人bìngrénsick person; patient
工人gōngrénworker
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
小心xiǎoxīnto be careful; to take care
人们rénmenpeople
开心kāixīnto feel happy; to rejoice
大人dàrenadult; grownup

Questions about 扣人心弦

What does 扣人心弦 mean?

扣人心弦 (kòurénxīnxián) means "to excite; to thrill".

How do you write 扣人心弦?

扣人心弦 is made of 4 characters: 扣 (6 strokes), 人 (2 strokes), 心 (4 strokes), 弦 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 扣人心弦 an HSK word?

Yes. 扣人心弦 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.