心
疼

To love dearly in Chinese: 心疼 (xīn téng)

xīn téng

to love dearly

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to love dearly
  2. 2to feel sorry for sb
  3. 3to regret
  4. 4to grudge
  5. 5to be distressed

Stroke order

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心
疼

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄊㄥˊ

téng

ㄊ/ tㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 看到孩子生病，妈妈很心疼。

    kàn dào hái zi shēng bìng， mā ma hěn xīn téng。

    Seeing her child sick, the mother felt heartbroken.

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Related words

疼

téng

(it) hurts

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

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

心情

xīn qíng

mood

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

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