有
口
无
心

To speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) in Chinese: 有口无心 (yǒu kǒu wú xīn)

yǒu kǒu wú xīn

to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 有口無心1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)

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有
口
无
心

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有口无心

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有口無心

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Example sentences

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  • 他有口无心，你别往心里去。

    tā yǒu kǒu wú xīn， nǐ bié wǎng xīn lǐ qù。

    He speaks bluntly but means no harm, don't take it to heart.

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Related words

有

yǒu

to have

口

kǒu

mouth

无

wú

not to have

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

有名

yǒu míng

famous

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

入口

rù kǒu

entrance

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