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触景生情

Word · IdiomTraditional觸景生情

be moved by a scene; memories evoked by the sight

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

idiom

be moved by the sight; feelings stirred by the scene

literary

Used to describe an emotional reaction triggered by revisiting a place or seeing a familiar scene, often evoking nostalgia or memories.

Jiù旧
dì地
chóng重
yóu游
 ,
chù触
jǐng景
shēng生
qíng情
 ,
dāng当
nián年
de的
rén人
hé和
shì事
fú浮
shàng上
nǎo脑
jì际
 。

Returning to the old place and being moved by the scene, the people and events of those years came to mind.

Kàn看
dào到
zhè这
jiān间
lǎo老
wū屋
 ,
tā她
bù不
jīn禁
chù触
jǐng景
shēng生
qíng情
 ,
xiǎng想
qǐ起
le了
tóng童
nián年
de的
kuài快
lè乐
shí时
guāng光
 。

Seeing this old house, she couldn't help but be moved by the scene, recalling the happy times of her childhood.

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Qiū秋
fēng风
luò落
yè叶
 ,
chù触
jǐng景
shēng生
qíng情
 ,
shī诗
rén人
xiě写
xià下
le了
yī一
shǒu首
gǎn感
shāng伤
de的
shī诗
 。

The autumn wind and falling leaves stirred his feelings, and the poet wrote a melancholy poem.

Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
de的
chǎng场
jǐng景
ràng让
tā他
chù触
jǐng景
shēng生
qíng情
 ,
xiǎng想
qǐ起
le了
zì自
jǐ己
xiāng相
sì似
de的
jīng经
lì历
 。

The scenes in this movie moved him, reminding him of his own similar experiences.