触目惊心
触目惊心
chù mù jīng xīn
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight
HSK 6idiom
Traditional: 觸目驚心
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- (idiom) lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
- horrible to see
- a ghastly sight
Example Sentences
地震后的废墟景象令人触目惊心。
Dìzhèn hòu de fèixū jǐngxiàng lìng rén chùmùjīngxīn
The ruins after the earthquake were a shocking sight
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