Definition

1. Noun:
   • Palpitations: A noticeably strong, rapid, or irregular beating of the heart, often felt in the chest, typically caused by excitement, anxiety, fear, or strong emotion.
   • The heart thumping: The physical sensation of one's own heartbeat, perceived as a pounding or throbbing in the chest.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nghe tin đó, cô ấy cảm thấy trống ngực đập mạnh. (Hearing that news, she felt her heart thumping strongly.)
  • Mỗi khi lo lắng, anh ấy lại bị trống ngực. (Whenever he is anxious, he experiences palpitations.)
  • Trống ngực đánh liên hồi khi cô ấy bước lên sân khấu. (Her heart pounded wildly as she stepped onto the stage.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đánh trống ngực": This is a common verb-noun collocation meaning "to have palpitations" or "for one's heart to pound."
  • Cảnh tượng đáng sợ khiến tim tôi đánh trống ngực. (The frightening scene made my heart pound.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hồi hộp (adj): nervous, anxious, in a state of suspense. This adjective often describes the emotional state that causes trống ngực.

  • Cô ấy hồi hộp chờ kết quả. (She waited anxiously for the results.)

• Tim đập nhanh (phrase): heart beating fast. A more literal descriptive phrase.

  • Tập thể dục xong, tim tôi đập nhanh. (After exercising, my heart beats fast.)

Synonyms

• Palpitations: A noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat.
• Heart pounding: The sensation of a forceful heartbeat.
• Heart thumping: A heavy, beating sensation in the chest.

Related Idioms

• "Tim đập chân run": Literally "heart beats, legs tremble," meaning to be extremely nervous or frightened.

  • Lần đầu phát biểu trước đám đông, tôi tim đập chân run. (The first time I spoke in public, I was a bundle of nerves.)

• "Hồn vía lên mây": Literally "soul flies to the clouds," meaning to be terrified or scared out of one's wits, a state that can cause trống ngực.

  • Thấy con rắn, nó hồn vía lên mây. (Seeing the snake, he was scared out of his wits.)