n. (Trad=心, Pinyin=xin1) core, heart, bosom, centre, center, intelligence, feeling, thinking

n. (Simp=心, Pinyin=xin1) core, heart, bosom, centre, center, intelligence, feeling, thinking

sinew; tendon

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[審] a trial; a hearing

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[心] (1) mind; heart; feeling; emotion
(2) the core; the heart
(3) a wick
(4) lead
(5) a pad; padding
(6) a string
(7) a dumpling

san1 xin1 er4 yi4
Three hearts and two ideas.
To be of two minds. Indecisive. Doubtful.

zhuan1 xin1 zhi4 zhi4
Totally concentrating one's attention.
Wholly absorbed. With single-hearted devotion.

bao1 cang2 huo4 xin1
To have secret evil intentions.
With evil intent. Compare with 心怀叵测 (xin1 huai4 po3 ce4).

kou3 shi4 xin1 fei1
The mouth says "yes", but the heart says "no".
To be double-faced.

zui3 shang4 qian1 xu1, xin1 li3 hen3 de2 yi4
Modest in the mouth, but satisfied in the heart.
Compare with 卧虎藏龙 (wo4 hu3 zang4 long2).

ru2 dao1 ci4 xin1
Like being stabbed in the heart.
(No further explanation)

de2 xin1 ying4 shou3
The hands do what the mind thinks.
With facility. With high proficiency. Serviceable. Handy. As clay in the hands of a potter.

xin1 huai4 po3 ce4
Evil and unpredictable intentions.
To have sinister intentions. Said of someone that is harbouring evil designs. Compare with 包藏祸心 (bao1 cang2 huo4 xin1).

xin1 fu4 zhi1 huan4
A disease in the vital organs.
Literally, "Heart and abdomen afflicted". A hidden danger or disaster. Alternative form: 心腹大患 (xin1 fu4 da4 huan4). Compare with 病入膏肓 (bing4 ru4 gao1 huang1).

tui1 xin1 zhi4 fu2
Placing full confidence in somebody.
To trust and bare one's mind to somebody.

mu4 ren2 shi2 xin1
Man of wood with a heart of stone.
Said of a man of strong will unmoved by temptations.

lang2 zi3 ye3 xin1
A wolf cub with a savage heart.
To have a wolfish nature. To be full of wild ambitions.

zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1
Knowing a man is only to know his face and not his heart.
(No further explanation)

gui3 you2 xin1 sheng1
Ghosts are conceived in the mind.
Referring to ungrounded fear. Being afraid of shadows. The devil rides on a fiddlestick.

Pinyin: xin1
Wade-Giles: hsin1
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