xīn

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 心

一不小心
yī bù xiǎo xīn

to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness

一心
yī xīn

wholeheartedly

一心一意
yī xīn yī yì

concentrating one's thoughts and efforts

上进心
shàng jìn xīn

motivation

下决心
xià jué xīn

to determine

中心
zhōng xīn

center

信心
xìn xīn

confidence

伤心
shāng xīn

to grieve

内心
nèi xīn

heart; innermost being

全心全意
quán xīn quán yì

heart and soul

别具匠心
bié jù jiàng xīn

to show ingenuity

力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn

less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish

多心
duō xīn

oversensitive

好奇心
hào qí xīn

interest in sth

好心
hǎo xīn

kindness

好心人
hǎo xīn rén

kindhearted person

存心
cún xīn

deliberately

安心
ān xīn

at ease

定心丸
dìng xīn wán

tranquilizer

专心
zhuān xīn

to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)

小心
xiǎo xīn

to be careful

小心翼翼
xiǎo xīn yì yì

cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully

平常心
píng cháng xīn

levelheadedness

心中
xīn zhōng

central point

心事
xīn shì

a load on one's mind

心安理得
xīn ān lǐ dé

to have a clear conscience

心得
xīn dé

what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)

心思
xīn si

mind

心急如焚
xīn jí rú fén

to burn with impatience

心情
xīn qíng

mood; frame of mind

心想事成
xīn xiǎng shì chéng
心意
xīn yì

intention

心爱
xīn ài

beloved

心态
xīn tài

attitude (of the heart)

心慌
xīn huāng

to be flustered

心理
xīn lǐ

psychology

心疼
xīn téng

to love dearly

心病
xīn bìng

anxiety

心目
xīn mù

mind

心眼儿
xīn yǎnr

one's thoughts

心声
xīn shēng

thoughts

心胸
xīn xiōng

heart

心肠
xīn cháng

heart

心脏
xīn zàng

heart

心脏病
xīn zàng bìng

heart disease

心血
xīn xuè

heart's blood

心里
xīn li

chest

心里话
xīn li huà

(to express one's) true feelings

心酸
xīn suān

to feel sad

心灵
xīn líng

bright

心灵手巧
xīn líng shǒu qiǎo

capable

心愿
xīn yuàn

cherished desire

忍心
rěn xīn

to have the heart to do sth

忠心
zhōng xīn

good faith

恶心
ě xīn

nausea

恶心
è xīn

bad habit

爱心
ài xīn

compassion

成心
chéng xīn

intentional

扣人心弦
kòu rén xīn xián

to excite

提心吊胆
tí xīn diào dǎn

(saying) to be very scared and on edge

操心
cāo xīn

to worry about

担心
dān xīn

anxious

放心
fàng xīn

to feel relieved

有口无心
yǒu kǒu wú xīn

to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)

核心
hé xīn

core; nucleus

死心
sǐ xīn

to give up

死心塌地
sǐ xīn tā dì

to be hell-bent on

决心
jué xīn

determination

深入人心
shēn rù rén xīn

to enter deeply into people's hearts

灰心
huī xīn

to lose heart

热心
rè xīn

enthusiastic; ardent; zealous

狠心
hěn xīn

callous; heartless

甘心
gān xīn

to be willing to

用心
yòng xīn

motive

留心
liú xīn

to be careful

当心
dāng xīn

to take care

痛心
tòng xīn

grieved

痴心
chī xīn

infatuation

真心
zhēn xīn

sincere

称心如意
chèn xīn rú yì

(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish

粗心
cū xīn

careless

粗心大意
cū xīn dà yì

negligent

精心
jīng xīn

with utmost care

细心
xì xīn

careful

耐心
nài xīn

to be patient

背心
bèi xīn

sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)

自信心
zì xìn xīn

self-confidence

自尊心
zì zūn xīn

self-respect

良心
liáng xīn

conscience

苦心
kǔ xīn

painstaking effort

虚心
xū xīn

open-minded

衷心
zhōng xīn

heartfelt

触目惊心
chù mù jīng xīn

lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking

诚心诚意
chéng xīn chéng yì

earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity

身心
shēn xīn

body and mind

遂心
suì xīn

to one's liking

重心
zhòng xīn

center of gravity

野心
yě xīn

ambition

开心
kāi xīn

to feel happy

关心
guān xīn

to be concerned about

随心所欲
suí xīn suǒ yù

to follow one's heart's desires

顺心
shùn xīn

happy

惊心动魄
jīng xīn dòng pò

(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking

黑心
hēi xīn

ruthless and lacking in conscience

点心
diǎn xin

light refreshments

齐心协力
qí xīn xié lì

to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts

一心多用
yī xīn duō yòng

to multitask

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé

of one heart and one mind (idiom)

一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng

to do two things at once (idiom)

一条心
yī tiáo xīn

to be of one mind

一见倾心
yī jiàn qīng xīn

love at first sight

一门心思
yī mén xīn si

to set one's heart on sth (idiom)

三心二意
sān xīn èr yì

in two minds about sth (idiom)

上心
shàng xīn

carefully

上海环球金融中心
shàng hǎi huán qiú jīn róng zhōng xīn

Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper

下定决心
xià dìng jué xīn

to make a firm resolution

下狠心
xià hěn xīn

to resolve (to do sth); to toughen up

不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门
bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

不到黄河心不死
bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ

lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)

不安好心
bù ān hǎo xīn

to have bad intentions

不得人心
bù dé rén xīn

not to enjoy popular support

不忍心
bù rěn xīn

can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)

不死心
bù sǐ xīn

unwilling to give up

不甘心
bù gān xīn

not reconciled to

世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén

see 天下無難事,只怕有心人|天下无难事,只怕有心人[tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén]

世界贸易中心
shì jiè mào yì zhōng xīn

World Trade Center

世界金融中心
shì jiè jīn róng zhōng xīn

World Financial Center (New York City)

世贸中心大楼
shì mào zhōng xīn dà lóu

World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)

中国中心主义
zhōng guó zhōng xīn zhǔ yì

Sinocentrism

中国人权民运信息中心
zhōng guó rén quán mín yùn xìn xī zhōng xīn

Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, Hong Kong

中国国防科技信息中心
zhōng guó guó fáng kē jì xìn xī zhōng xīn

China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)

中心区
zhōng xīn qū

central district

中心埋置关系从句
zhōng xīn mái zhì guān xì cóng jù

center-embedded relative clauses

中心矩
zhōng xīn jǔ

(statistics) central moment

中心粒
zhōng xīn lì

centriole

中心语
zhōng xīn yǔ

qualified word

中心点
zhōng xīn diǎn

center

中美文化研究中心
zhōng měi wén huà yán jiū zhōng xīn

Hopkins-Nanjing Center

丹心
dān xīn

loyal heart

主心骨
zhǔ xīn gǔ

backbone

事业心
shì yè xīn

devotion to one's work

二心
èr xīn

disloyalty

交心
jiāo xīn

to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart conversation

人心
rén xīn

popular feeling

人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ

the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)

人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

人心惶惶
rén xīn huáng huáng

(idiom) everyone is anxious

人心所向
rén xīn suǒ xiàng

that which is yearned for by the public

人心果
rén xīn guǒ

sapodilla, a tropical fruit bearing tree

人心涣散
rén xīn huàn sàn

(of a nation, government etc) demoralized

人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí

there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)

人心难测
rén xīn nán cè

hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)

人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn

human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced

仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù

benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed

仇外心理
chóu wài xīn lǐ

xenophobia

以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù

to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

企图心
qǐ tú xīn

ambition

低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn

to be fawningly submissive (idiom)

佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn

words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced

佛心
fó xīn

Buddha-like heart (full of compassion)

促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn

to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)

信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi

brimming with confidence (idiom)

修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng

to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation

偏心
piān xīn

partial

偏心率
piān xīn lǜ

(math.) eccentricity

偏心眼
piān xīn yǎn

bias

偏心矩
piān xīn jǔ

axis of eccentricity

做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū

to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience

传心术
chuán xīn shù

telepathy

伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù

(idiom) too appalling to look at

伤心致死
shāng xīn zhì sǐ

to grieve to death

伤心蒿目
shāng xīn hāo mù

to grieve

倾心
qīng xīn

to admire wholeheartedly

倾心吐胆
qīng xīn tǔ dǎn

to pour out one's heart (idiom)

侥幸心理
jiǎo xìng xīn lǐ

trusting to luck

内心世界
nèi xīn shì jiè

(one's) inner world

内心戏
nèi xīn xì

psychological drama

内心深处
nèi xīn shēn chù

deep in one's heart

全心
quán xīn

with heart and soul

全球发展中心
quán qiú fā zhǎn zhōng xīn

Center for Global Development (an environmental think tank)

全身心
quán shēn xīn

wholeheartedly

公德心
gōng dé xīn

civility; public spirit

公心
gōng xīn

fair-mindedness

冠心病
guān xīn bìng

coronary heart disease

冰心
bīng xīn

Bing Xin (1900-1999), female poet and children's writer

净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn

to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)

凡心
fán xīn

reluctance to leave this world

刀子嘴巴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn

lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn

to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

分心
fēn xīn

to distract

分析心理学
fēn xī xīn lǐ xué

analytical psychology

切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn

to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)

初心
chū xīn

(one's) original intention, aspiration etc

别出心裁
bié chū xīn cái

to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality

别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn

to have an ulterior motive (idiom)

利欲心
lì yù xīn

cupidity

利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn

blinded by greed (idiom)

利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn

to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)

刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn

lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)

创伤后心理压力紧张综合症
chuāng shāng hòu xīn lǐ yā lì jǐn zhāng zōng hé zhèng

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)