怦然心动 — Chinese idiom
怦然心动
pēng rán xīn dòng
Traditional: 怦然心動
Meaning
- to feel a rush of excitement
Character by character
- 怦pēngardent, eager; impulsive, bold
- 然ráncertainly; naturally; suddenly
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
- 动dòngto move, to happen; movement, action
Idioms sharing a character
- 心怦怦跳 xīn pēng pēng tiào
- 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán
- 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
- 了然于胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng
- 井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù
- 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
- 依然如故 yī rán rú gù
- 依然故我 yī rán gù wǒ
- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù
- 大义凛然 dà yì lǐn rán
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