小鹿儿

小鹿兒

xiǎolùr

noun

Meanings

1 a wildly thumping heart (as if a little deer were bounding inside)
2 the flutter of nerves or excitement in one's chest

Characters

(erhua suffix, softens to -r)

Examples

HSK 5

一看见他，我心里的小鹿儿就乱撞。

Yī kànjiàn tā, wǒ xīnlǐ de xiǎolùr jiù luàn zhuàng.

The moment I saw him, my heart started bounding like a little deer.

HSK 6

上台前心里的小鹿儿跳个不停。

Shàngtái qián xīnlǐ de xiǎolùr tiào ge bùtíng.

Before going on stage, the little deer in my chest wouldn't stop leaping.

Tips

memory

Almost always appears in 心里的小鹿儿乱撞 - 'the little deer in my heart is banging around.' Iconic Chinese metaphor for the racing heart of a crush or stage fright.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

鹿 lù

儿 ér