三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
Pinyin

Definition

三心二意
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sān xīn èr yì
  1. in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. half-hearted
  3. shilly-shallying

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三
Sān
  1. 1 surname San
二
èr
  1. 1 two
  2. 2 2
  3. 3 (Beijing dialect) stupid
心
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 classifier: 颗 kē
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
意思
yì si
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 meaning
  4. 4 wish
  5. 5 desire
  6. 6 interest
  7. 7 fun
  8. 8 token of appreciation, affection etc
  9. 9 classifier: 个 gè
  10. 10 to give as a small token
  11. 11 to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum

Sample Sentences

三心二意
sānxīn èryì
distracted, doing many things at once
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学习的时候经常三心二意。
xuéxí de shíhou jīngcháng sānxīn èryì 。
When studying, I'm often distracted by other things.
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他是一个三心二意的男人，不要跟他谈恋爱。
tā shì yī gè sānxīn èryì de nánrén ，bù yào gēn tā tán liàn ài 。
He is a guy who's easily distracted. Don't fall in love with him.
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千万不要找三心二意的人，男人女人都一样。
qiānwàn bù yào zhǎo sānxīn èryì de rén ，nánrén nǚrén dōu yīyàng 。
You definitely don't want to find someone who's easily distracted. That goes for both men and women.
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