# 扣人心弦 (kòurénxīnxián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 扣人心弦 (kòurénxīnxián) means “thrilling; gripping; exciting”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: thrilling; gripping; exciting
- Pinyin: kòurénxīnxián (kou4 ren2 xin1 xian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这部小说的情节扣人心弦。
  Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de qíngjié kòurén-xīnxián.
  The plot of this novel is truly gripping.

## Characters

- [扣](https://hanziro.com/word/kou-button/) (kòu): to button; to deduct
- [人](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-person/) (rén): person; people
- [心](https://hanziro.com/word/xin-heart/) (xīn): heart; mind
- [弦](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-string/) (xián): string (of an instrument)

https://hanziro.com/word/kou-ren-xin-xian-thrilling/

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