揪心 (jiū xīn) — ängstlich und besorgt; herzzerreißend; quälend

Definition

Means so worrying or painful it 'tugs at the heart' — for anxiety you personally feel (about a person, a situation) rather than abstract fear. Often modifies a scene or story that is emotionally hard to watch.

adjective
ängstlich und besorgtherzzerreißendquälend

Beispiele

  • 揪心
    Kàn dào hái zi shēng bìng, fù mǔ hěn jiū xīn.
    Seeing their child sick, the parents are very worried.
  • 揪心
    Nà bù diàn yǐng de qíng jié tè bié jiū xīn, ràng rén rěn bú zhù liú lèi.
    The plot of that movie is especially heart-wrenching; it makes people cannot help crying.
  • 揪心
    Tā yí gè rén zài wài dì gōng zuò, wǒ zǒng gǎn dào jiū xīn.
    He works alone in another city, and I always feel anxious about it.

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