| 怦然 | pēng rán | with a sudden shock, bang etc | |
| 怦怦 | pēng pēng | thumping sound (onom.); to be eager and anxious (to do sth); faithful and upright | |
| 怦然心动 | pēng rán xīn dòng | to feel a rush of excitement (idiom) | |
| 心怦怦跳 | xīn pēng pēng tiào | The heart thumps wildly. (idiom) |
| 1 | Her heart gave a jump. | |
| 2 | His heart was thumping with excitement. | |
| 3 | "It's weird! "thought Duan Yu with a hammering heart. | |
| 4 | Tom's heart gave a great thump, and he ran like the wind to the shaft . | |
| 5 | Criticism of Wall Street pay is nothing new. But never before has the government used hundreds of billions of dollars to rescue companies that made risky investments. |