心头肉 (心頭肉)
xīn tóu ròu
Pinyin

Definition

心头肉 (心頭肉)
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xīn tóu ròu
  1. favorite

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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 classifier: 颗 kē
  7. 7 classifier: 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)

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
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (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

Sample Sentences

说的没错，孩子是我们的心头肉，为他们花钱，花多少都不心疼，宁愿自己节省一点，也要让他们有好的生活。
shuō de méicuò ，háizi shì wǒmen de xīntóuròu ，wèi tāmen huāqián ，huā duōshao dōu bù xīnténg ，nìngyuàn zìjǐ jiéshěng yīdiǎn ，yě yào ràng tāmen yǒu hǎo de shēnghuó 。
You're right, our children are the most precious thing to us, spending money on them is not something you'll regret, even if it means cutting back a bit on spending on yourself, you want them to have a good life.
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这才是最头疼的问题。他还小，我们没离婚的时候老吵架，他已经受了很大影响。更别提离婚了。我们两个又都想要孩子，毕竟是自己的心头肉啊！谁也不愿意妥协，所以离婚官司才拖了这么久。
zhè cái shì zuì tóuténg de wèntí 。tā hái xiǎo ，wǒmen méi líhūn de shíhou lǎo chǎojià ，tā yǐjīng shòu le hěn dà yǐngxiǎng 。gèng biétí líhūn le 。wǒmen liǎng ge yòu dōu xiǎng yào háizi ，bìjìng shì zìjǐ de xīntóuròu a ！shéi yě bù yuànyì tuǒxié ，suǒyǐ líhūn guānsi cái tuō le zhème jiǔ 。
This was the biggest headache. He is still little. Before the divorce we were always arguing; he has already been affected a lot. Not to mention the divorce. Both of us of course want our child--after all he's our own flesh and blood. Neither of us were willing to compromise, so as a consequence our divorce dragged out a long time.
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