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.