扣人心弦

扣人心弦 [kòu rén xīn xián]

1. ■ exciting; carry sb. away; grip the hearts of; soul-stirring; thrilling; touch one's feelings; touch sb. to the heart; tug at one's heartstrings; very touching:

这个剧的第三场真是扣人心弦。 The third scene of this play just carried the audience away.

正因这些扣人心弦的篇章才使得他的作品举世闻名。 It's just these heart-thrilling chapters that brought his work world renown.