触动

• 拼音: chù dòng
• 汉字拆解: 触 = 角 (horn) + 虫 (insect) = to touch (antennae touching); 动 = 云 (phonetic) + 力 (strength) = to move

含义

To touch emotionally; to move; to stir. To provoke an emotional response or trigger a reaction.

Can describe both emotional touching (moving someone's heart) and physical/metaphorical triggering. Often used for things that resonate deeply, trigger memories, or provoke thought. Common in literary and emotional contexts.

例句

1. 这部电影的结局深深触动了观众的内心。
2. 他的话触动了我心底最柔软的地方。
3. 这件事触动了社会对教育公平的讨论。

用法指南

语境: emotional, literary, media

语气: emotive

正确说法

• 她的故事触动了无数人的心弦。(Her story touched the heartstrings of countless people.)
• 这首歌触动了我对家乡的思念。(This song stirred up my longing for my hometown.)

错误说法

• 我触动了门铃 (触动 is for emotional/metaphorical touching — for pressing a doorbell, use 按 or 摁)

起源与历史

Compound of 触 (to touch, to contact) and 动 (to move). Together they describe movement caused by contact, often emotional.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal