xīnjì

心悸

Word · Verb

heart palpitation; apprehension

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to have heart palpitations; (of the heart) to beat rapidly, strongly, and irregularly (due to anemia, heart disease, etc.)

Medical term referring to the physical symptom of irregular heartbeat.

Tā他
huàn患
yǒu有
pín贫
xuè血
 ,
jīng经
cháng常
gǎn感
dào到
xīn心
jì悸
 。

He suffers from anemia and often feels heart palpitations.

Xīn心
zàng脏
bìng病
huàn患
zhě者
róng容
yì易
chū出
xiàn现
xīn心
jì悸
qì气
duǎn短
de的
zhèng症
zhuàng状
 。

Heart disease patients easily develop symptoms of palpitations and shortness of breath.

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Jù剧
liè烈
yùn运
dòng动
hòu后
 ,
tā她
gǎn感
dào到
yī一
zhèn阵
xīn心
jì悸
 。

After strenuous exercise, she felt a bout of heart palpitations.

2.

verb

to feel apprehensive or fearful; to be frightened (in one's heart)

literary

Literary usage, often used in the construction '令人心悸' (causing one to feel apprehensive).

Zhè这
yīn阴
sēn森
de的
chǎng场
jǐng景
lìng令
rén人
xīn心
jì悸
 。

This gloomy scene is heart-stopping.

Huí回
xiǎng想
qǐ起
nà那
duàn段
jīng经
lì历
 ,
tā他
réng仍
gǎn感
dào到
xīn心
jì悸
 。

Recalling that experience, he still feels a sense of dread.

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Shēn深
yuān渊
zhī之
xià下
chuán传
lái来
lìng令
rén人
xīn心
jì悸
de的
shēng声
xiǎng响
 。

A terrifying sound came from the depths of the abyss.