心

Heart in Chinese: 心 (xīn)

xīn

heart

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1heart
  2. 2mind
  3. 3intention
  4. 4center
  5. 5core

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心

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 听到这个消息,我心里很高兴。

    tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī, wǒ xīn lǐ hěn gāo xìng。

    Hearing this news, I felt very happy inside.

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Related words

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

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

心情

xīn qíng

mood

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

操心

cāo xīn

to worry about

点心

diǎn xin

light refreshments

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