怦然心动

怦然心動
pēngránxīndòng
idiom #52,559

Meanings

  1. 1 one's heart skips a beat
  2. 2 to feel a sudden flutter of excitement or attraction

Examples

Kàn dào tā de xiàoróng, tā bùjīn pēngránxīndòng.
Seeing her smile, his heart skipped a beat in spite of himself.
Zhège lǚxíng jìhuà ràng wǒ pēngránxīndòng.
This travel plan got my heart racing with excitement.

Tips

memory
(pēng) is the sound of a heartbeat — pictograph of ('flat/level') beside ('heart'). The whole word literally goes 'heart goes thump.'
culture
The standard Chinese title of the 2010 American film 'Flipped' (and many romance novels) is 怦然心动 — strongly associated with the moment of falling for someone.

Stroke Order

pēng
rán
xīn
dòng