煽情

shānqíng

verb

Meanings

1 to stir up emotion
2 to play on the audience's feelings
3 (of writing/film) sentimental, melodramatic

Characters

to fan / incite

emotion / feeling

Examples

HSK 4

这部电影太煽情了，看得我直流眼泪。

Zhèbù diànyǐng tài shānqíng le, kàn de wǒ zhíliú yǎnlèi.

This film is so emotionally manipulative - I couldn't stop crying.

HSK 6

主持人在节目里故意煽情。

Zhǔchírén zài jiémù lǐ gùyì shānqíng.

The host deliberately played on emotions during the show.

Tips

usage

煽情 is often slightly negative - it suggests emotion is being deliberately manufactured, not earned. To say ‘genuinely moving’ use 感人 (gǎnrén) instead.

Stroke Order

煽 shān

情 qíng