# 触目惊心 (chùmùjīngxīn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 触目惊心 (chùmùjīngxīn) means “shocking to witness”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: shocking to witness
- Pinyin: chùmùjīngxīn (chu4 mu4 jing1 xin1)
- Traditional: 觸目驚心
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 地震留下的破坏真是触目惊心。
  Dìzhèn liúxià de pòhuài zhēn shì chùmùjīngxīn.
  The destruction left by the earthquake is truly shocking to see.

## Characters

- 触 (chù): to touch; to make contact with sth
- 目 (mù): eye; to look; to regard
- [惊](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-startle/) (jīng): to startle; to be scared
- [心](https://hanziro.com/word/xin-heart/) (xīn): heart; mind

https://hanziro.com/word/chu-mu-jing-xin-shocking-witness/

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