心潮澎湃 (xīn cháo péng pài) — (idiom) to be filled with surging emotions; deeply stirred; emotionally overwhelmed

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• 听到这个好消息，我不禁心潮澎湃。
  Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, wǒ bù jīn xīn cháo péng pài.
  Upon hearing this good news, I couldn't help but feel an upsurge of emotion.
• 站在长城上，他内心心潮澎湃，感慨万千。
  Zhàn zài cháng chéng shàng, tā nèi xīn xīn cháo péng pài, gǎn kǎi wàn qiān.
  Standing on the Great Wall, his heart surged with emotion and he was filled with countless feelings.
• 每当回忆起那段奋斗的岁月，我仍然心潮澎湃。
  Měi dāng huí yì qǐ nà duàn fèn dòu de suì yuè, wǒ réng rán xīn cháo péng pài.
  Whenever I recall those years of hard struggle, I'm still deeply stirred.

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