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空心菜
kōng xīn cài
Pinyin
Definition
空心菜
-
kōng xīn cài
see 蕹菜[wèng cài]
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
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]
空间
kōng jiān
1
space
2
room
3
(fig.) scope
4
leeway
5
(astronomy) outer space
6
(physics, math.) space
菜
cài
1
dish (type of food)
2
vegetable
3
cuisine
4
CL:盤|盘[pán],道[dào]
5
(coll.) (one's) type
6
(of one's skills etc) weak
7
poor
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
上空
shàng kōng
1
overhead
2
in the sky
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
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
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
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
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
1
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
2
the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
3
the place is deserted
4
the birds have flown
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
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
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
1
to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
1
brimming with confidence (idiom)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
1
to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
Sample Sentences
这么有效率啊,老板,你们空心菜怎么卖?
zhème yǒu xiàolǜ ā ,lǎobǎn ,nǐmen kòngxīncài zěnmemài ?
How efficient, Mister, in what quantity do you sell the water spinach?
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Upper Intermediate
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这位客人你眼光好,你看今天空心菜娇艳欲滴,一斤五块。
zhè wèi kèrén nǐ yǎnguāng hǎo ,nǐ kàn jīntiān kòngxīncài jiāoyànyùdī ,yī jīn wǔ kuài 。
You've got some eye there buddy, you can see how plump and tender today's water spinach is. It's RMB5 for half a kilogram.
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Upper Intermediate
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