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How to Say ‘Heart palpitations’ in Simplified Chinese

心慌

xīn huāng

[xīnhuāng]

💬 Usage Tip: 心慌 is literally "heart panicky" and works as a description of how you feel: 我有点心慌 "my heart's racing a bit". It's the everyday way to tell a doctor you have palpitations.

Phrase Breakdown

心慌

xīn huāng

[xīnhuāng]

palpitations; flustered

A feeling of a racing heart or nervousness.

Example

我突然觉得心慌。

I suddenly felt my heart racing.

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