触景生情

chù jǐng shēng qíng

the sight stirs up feelings

Character by character

触chù
touch

景jǐng
scene

生shēng
arouse

情qíng
feeling

看到圆圆的月亮，他触景生情，想起了远方的父母。

Seeing the round moon stirred his feelings and he thought of his parents far away.

Tone: neutral.

Learn this in Lesson 32 · HSK 5–6: 传统节日 (The traditional festivals)

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