心跳 (xīn tiào) — (of the heart) to beat; to have a heartbeat
Definition
心 (heart) + 跳 (jump) literally: the beating of the heart. Use as a noun for the heartbeat itself or as a verb with 得 to describe how it feels ('heart beating very fast').
verb
(of the heart) to beatto have a heartbeat
Examples
- ，心跳。Tā pǎo le yì gōng lǐ, xīn tiào dé hěn lì hài.After running a kilometer, his heart was beating very hard.
- ，心跳。Wǒ jiàn dào tā shí, xīn tiào tū rán jiā kuài le.When I saw her, my heart suddenly started racing.
- ，心跳。Bié jǐn zhāng, xīn tiào zhèng cháng jiù méi yǒu wèn tí.Don't be nervous — if your heartbeat is normal, there's nothing wrong.
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