dòng​zhī​yǐ​qíng

to appeal to emotion

  1. to stir
    To touch or arouse someone's emotions; to cause a mental or emotional reaction.
  2. zhī pronoun
    it
    Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".
  3. preposition
    by means of
    to use; by means of; with; using the tool or method introduced
  4. qíng nounaffix
    feeling
    (bound form) feeling; emotion; sentiment; affection; as in 感情 gǎn​qíng or 心情 xīn​qíng