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Heart in Chinese: 内心 (nèi xīn)

nèi xīn

heart

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 內心1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1heart; innermost being
  2. 2(math.) incenter

Stroke order

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心

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄟˋ

nèi

ㄋ/ nㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

内心

Simplified

內心

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他内心很想去，可是没说出来。

    tā nèi xīn hěn xiǎng qù， kě shì méi shuō chū lái。

    Deep down he really wanted to go, but he didn't say so.

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Related words

内

nèi

inside

心

xīn

heart

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

内容

nèi róng

content

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

心情

xīn qíng

mood

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

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