心潮起伏

xīncháo-qǐfú

idiom #61,415

Meanings

1 one's emotions surge like the tide
2 to be deeply stirred / agitated

Characters

to fall / lie down

Examples

HSK 5

听完老师的讲话，他心潮起伏，久久不能平静。

Tīng wán lǎoshī de jiǎnghuà, tā xīncháo-qǐfú, jiǔjiǔ bùnéng píngjìng.

After hearing the teacher's words, his emotions surged like the tide and wouldn't calm.

HSK 7-9

回到母校，校友们个个心潮起伏。

Huídào mǔxiào, xiàoyǒu men gègè xīncháo-qǐfú.

Back at their alma mater, every alumnus was deeply stirred.

Tips

memory

心潮 ('heart-tide') + 起伏 ('rise and fall'): your heart is an ocean and the waves are coming in. 心潮 is a metaphor for an unsettled mood, like the rising and falling of tide-water.

Stroke Order

心 xīn

潮 cháo

起 qǐ

伏 fú