心眼儿 (心眼兒)
xīn yǎn r5
Pinyin
Definition
心眼儿 (心眼兒)
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- one's thoughts
- mind
- intention
- willingness to accept new ideas
- baseless suspicions
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一心一德
- 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
- 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
- 2 to multitask
- 3 to divide one's attention
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
- 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
- 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 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
- 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
Sample Sentences
我是为你好。你这个人缺心眼儿。不会有问题吧?
I do it for your own good. You're naive. There couldn't be anything wrong, right?
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?
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?