动容 (dòng róng) — to be visibly moved (one's expression changes due to emotion)
Definition
Literary verb/adjective meaning 'to be visibly moved' — one's facial expression changes from emotion. Used in writing and speeches, not casual talk. Negate as 不动容 or 从未动容.
to be visibly moved (one's expression changes due to emotion)
Examples
- ，动容。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā bù yóu dòng róng.Upon hearing this news, he couldn't help but be visibly moved.
- ，。Tā cóng wèi dòng guò róng, jí shǐ zài zuì bēi shāng de shí kè.She has never been visibly moved, even in the saddest moments.
- ，。Guān zhòng bèi nà bù diàn yǐng shēn shēn dǎ dòng, xǔ duō rén dòng le yí cì róng.The audience was deeply touched by that movie; many were visibly moved once.
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