How to Describe The Moment You Fall For Someone in Chinese

Do you remember the feeling when you see the person that you have a crush on? It's like tones of happiness and fear to happen in your body at the same time, and all kinds of emotions just swarm into your heart, thinking you will be the happiest person in the whole world if he or she likes you too, but so fearful of getting rejected that you can't even approach them and say hi.

So, how to explain this complicated feeling in Chinese?  That’s what we are going to learn today!

怦然心动(Pēng rán xīn dòng)

• 怦然(Pēngrán)=In one instant or one moment, suddenly

• 心动(xīndòng)=The heart starts racing

怦然心动(Pēng rán xīn dòng) is a Chinese idiom that expresses the feeling of becoming attracted to someone or falling for someone suddenly.

And this idiom is actually also the Chinese name for the lovely movie 《Flipped》.

Examples

wǒ dào xiàn zài hái jì de nà zhǒng pēng rán xīn dòng de gǎn jué  

我到现在还记得那种怦然心动的感觉。

I still remember the feeling of falling for someone.

tā de wēi xiào ràng wǒ pēng rán xīn dòng

他的微笑让我怦然心动。

His smile makes my heart race.

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