心眼
xīn yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

心眼
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xīn yǎn
  1. heart
  2. intention
  3. conscience
  4. consideration
  5. cleverness
  6. tolerance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中心
zhōng xīn
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 core
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
伤心
shāng xīn
  1. 1 to grieve
  2. 2 to be broken-hearted
  3. 3 to feel deeply hurt
内心
nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
小心
xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 to be careful
  2. 2 to take care
心
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]
心动
xīn dòng
  1. 1 heartbeat
  2. 2 heart rate
  3. 3 (fig.) emotionally affected
  4. 4 aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
心得
xīn dé
  1. 1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 insight
  4. 4 understanding
  5. 5 tips
  6. 6 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
心理
xīn lǐ
  1. 1 psychology
  2. 2 mentality
心愿
xīn yuàn
  1. 1 cherished desire
  2. 2 dream
  3. 3 craving
  4. 4 wish
  5. 5 aspiration
担心
dān xīn
  1. 1 anxious
  2. 2 worried
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 to worry
  5. 5 to be anxious
真心
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
眼
yǎn
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 small hole
  3. 3 crux (of a matter)
  4. 4 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
  5. 5 classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
眼泪
yǎn lèi
  1. 1 tears
  2. 2 crying
  3. 3 CL:滴[dī]
眼睛
yǎn jing
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
开心
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
关心
guān xīn
  1. 1 to be concerned about
  2. 2 to care about
一心
yī xīn
  1. 1 wholeheartedly
  2. 2 heart and soul
一心一意
yī xīn yī yì
  1. 1 concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
  2. 2 single-minded
  3. 3 bent on
  4. 4 intently
一眼
yī yǎn
  1. 1 a glance
  2. 2 a quick look
  3. 3 a glimpse

Idioms (20)

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
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
  1. 1 to feast one's eyes on (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
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
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
  1. 1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
  1. 1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù
  1. 1 benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

Sample Sentences

他是一个坏心眼的人，老是想着怎么害人。
tā shì yī gè huàixīnyǎn de rén ，lǎoshi xiǎng zhe zěnme hài rén 。
He is a really evil person. He is always scheming against people.
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我们已经给了他很多想法，他怎么那么缺心眼？
wǒmen yǐjīng gěi le tā hěn duō xiǎngfǎ ，tā zěnme nàme quēxīnyǎn ？
We already gave him a lot of ideas. How come he still won't listen?
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缺心眼
quēxīnyǎn
senseless
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我是为你好。你这个人缺心眼儿。不会有问题吧？
wǒ shì wèi nǐ hǎo 。nǐ zhège rén quē xīnyǎnr 。bù huì yǒu wèntí ba ？
I do it for your own good. You're naive. There couldn't be anything wrong, right?
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认命吧！以后的路得靠自个儿走。时时刻刻要多留个心眼儿。什么时候该说话，什么时候不该说话，什么人该靠近，什么人该提防，这些...... 算了，现在跟你说这些，你也听不懂。总之，你给我牢牢地记住一句话，我叫你做什么，你就做什么。小顺子，听明白了吗？
rènmìng ba ！yǐhòu de lù děi kào zìgěr zǒu 。shíshíkèkè yào duō liú ge xīnyǎnr 。shénmeshíhòu gāi shuōhuà ，shénmeshíhòu bù gāi shuōhuà ，shénme rén gāi kàojìn ，shénme rén gāi dīfang ，zhèxiē ...... suànle ，xiànzài gēn nǐ shuō zhèxiē ，nǐ yě tīngbùdǒng 。zǒngzhī ，nǐ gěi wǒ láoláo de jìzhu yī jù huà ，wǒ jiào nǐ zuò shénme ，nǐ jiù zuò shénme 。Xiǎo Shùnzi ，tīng míngbai le ma ？
Get over it! From now on, you're on your own. You have to stay on your toes every waking minute. You need to know when you should speak, and when you shouldn't. You need to know who you should get close to, and who you should avoid. These...ah, forget it. You wouldn't understand this stuff now even if I told you. Basically, you need to remember one thing: Do whatever I tell you to. Do you understand, Xiao Shunzi?
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