揪心 (jiū xīn) — anxious and worried; heart-wrenching; agonizing
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
anxious and worriedheart-wrenchingagonizing
Examples
- ，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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