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外心
wài xīn
Pinyin
Definition
外心
-
wài xīn
(of a married person) interest in a third person
(old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition
(math.) circumcenter (of a polygon)
Character Decomposition
外
夕
卜
心
心
Related Words
(20)
中心
zhōng xīn
1
center
2
heart
3
core
4
CL:個|个[gè]
伤心
shāng xīn
1
to grieve
2
to be broken-hearted
3
to feel deeply hurt
内心
nèi xīn
1
heart
2
innermost being
3
(math.) incenter
外
wài
1
outside
2
in addition
3
foreign
4
external
外套
wài tào
1
coat
2
jacket
3
CL:件[jiàn]
外面
wài miàn
1
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
2
surface
3
exterior
4
external appearance
小心
xiǎo xīn
1
to be careful
2
to take care
心
xīn
1
heart
2
mind
3
intention
4
center
5
core
6
CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
心动
xīn dòng
1
heartbeat
2
heart rate
3
(fig.) emotionally affected
4
aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
心得
xīn dé
1
what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
2
knowledge
3
insight
4
understanding
5
tips
6
CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
心情
xīn qíng
1
mood
2
frame of mind
3
CL:個|个[gè]
心理
xīn lǐ
1
psychology
2
mentality
心愿
xīn yuàn
1
cherished desire
2
dream
3
craving
4
wish
5
aspiration
担心
dān xīn
1
anxious
2
worried
3
uneasy
4
to worry
5
to be anxious
真心
zhēn xīn
1
sincere
2
heartfelt
3
CL:片[piàn]
开心
kāi xīn
1
to feel happy
2
to rejoice
3
to have a great time
4
to make fun of sb
关心
guān xīn
1
to be concerned about
2
to care about
一心
yī xīn
1
wholeheartedly
2
heart and soul
一心一意
yī xīn yī yì
1
concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
2
single-minded
3
bent on
4
intently
上心
shàng xīn
1
carefully
2
meticulously
3
to set one's heart on sth
Idioms
(20)
一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
1
of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
1
to do two things at once (idiom)
2
to multitask
3
to divide one's attention
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
1
to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
1
in two minds about sth (idiom)
2
half-hearted
3
shilly-shallying
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
1
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
2
fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
3
to keep going while some hope is left
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
1
no use to tell others
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
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
2
persistence will overcome
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
1
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
2
unimaginably far away
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
1
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
1
the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
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
there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
1
hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
1
human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
2
malicious and duplicitous
仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù
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
when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
1
to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
2
to do sth without considering the risks
3
to leave out of consideration
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
1
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
1
to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
1
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
2
malicious and duplicitous
Sample Sentences
浩宇他应该没有外心吧?
Hàoyǔ tā yīnggāi méiyǒu wàixīn ba ?
Haoyu isn’t taking interest in other women, is he?
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