人心
rén xīn
Pinyin

Definition

人心
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rén xīn
  1. popular feeling
  2. the will of the people

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
yī xīn
  1. 1 wholeheartedly
  2. 2 heart and soul
yī xīn yī yì
  1. 1 concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
  2. 2 single-minded
  3. 3 bent on
  4. 4 intently
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
zhōng xīn
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 core
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor

Idioms (20)

一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.

Sample Sentences

嗯,沁人心脾啊,真是好茶!您沏茶的功夫,也是一流啊!
ng4 ,qìnrénxīnpí ā ,zhēn shì hǎo chá !nín qī chá de gōngfu ,yě shì yīliú ā !
Yeah, it's so revitalizing, it's really good tea! Your tea brewing technique is also of the best quality!
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那都是去年的事儿啦,现在已经四月啦,最近我们圈儿里流传着一句激励人心的“话四月不减肥,五月徒伤悲”!
nà dōu shì qùnián de shìr la ,xiànzài yǐjīng sìyuè la ,zuìjìn wǒmen quānr lǐ liúchuán zhe yī jù jīlì rénxīn de “huà sìyuè bù jiǎnféi ,wǔyuè tú shāngbēi ”!
That was all last year, now it's already April. There's a motivational saying that's going around Moments "If you don't diet in April, there's no point regretting it in May".
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我有一个朋友,他交了好多女朋友。后来他的女朋友们都发现了这件事,大家也都知道了。因为他人心不足,蛇吞象,最后一个女朋友也没有了。
wǒ yǒu yīgē péngyou ,tā jiāo le hǎoduō nǚpéngyǒu 。hòulái tā de nǚpéngyǒu men dōu fāxiàn le zhè jiàn shì ,dàjiā yě dōu zhīdào le 。yīnwèi tā rénxīnbùzú, shétūnxiàng ,zuìhòu yīgē nǚpéngyǒu yě méiyǒu le 。
I have a friend. He has many girlfriends. In the end, all of his girlfriends found out the truth. Everyone knew about it too. Because his eyes are bigger than his stomach, he’s left with no girlfriend at all.
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他投资太多钱了,最后输了钱,还输了自己的房子。这就是“人心不足,蛇吞象。”
tā tóuzī tài duō qián le ,zuìhòu shū le qián ,hái shū le zìjǐ de fángzi 。zhè jiùshì “rénxīnbùzú,shétūnxiàng 。”
He invested way too much money and ended up losing not only money but also his house. This is “One’s eyes are bigger than one’s stomach.”
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这不就正好跟老子以“减法”生活,来追求人心平静的哲学相反吗?
zhè bù jiù zhènghǎo gēn lǎozǐ yǐ “jiǎnfǎ ”shēnghuó ,lái zhuīqiú rénxīn píngjìng de zhéxué xiāngfǎn ma ?
Isn't that the exact opposite of Laozi's idea of subtraction in life and the philosophy of finding inner peace?
嗯,可能也不鼓励名牌、舶来品,因为这些让人看了想要拥有的东西,会扰乱人心啊。
ēn ,kěnéng yě bù gǔlì míngpái 、bóláipǐn ,yīnwèi zhèxiē ràngrén kàn le xiǎngyào yōngyǒu de dōngxi ,huì rǎoluàn rénxīn ā 。
Yes, perhaps he wouldn't encourage big brands and imports, because these things make people want them when they see them and disturb people's minds.
唉!复杂的三角恋啊,看来是情杀的可能性很大。这行做久了就知道,人心呐,真的是非常可怕。
ài !fùzá de sānjiǎoliàn ā ,kànlai shì qíngshā de kěnéngxìng hěndà 。zhè háng zuò jiǔ le jiù zhīdào ,rénxīn na ,zhēnde shì fēicháng kěpà 。
Ah! A complex love triangle. It looks quite likely that this was a crime of passion. When you've been in the job as long as I have, you learn that the human heart is really quite terrifying.