心中 xīn zhōng central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart syn 心灵 心靈 xīn líng bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit syn 恐慌 kǒng huāng panic / panicky / panic-stricken syn 心思 xīn si mind / thoughts / inclination / mood syn 感想 gǎn xiǎng impressions / reflections / thoughts / CL:通[tong4],個|个[ge4] syn 心烦意乱 心煩意亂 xīn fán yì luàn lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom) / distraught with anxiety syn 心怀 心懷 xīn huái to harbor (thoughts) / to cherish / to entertain (illusions) syn 忧伤 憂傷 yōu shāng distressed / laden with grief syn 心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān absent-minded / preoccupied / inattentive / with one's thoughts wandering syn 表白 biǎo bái to explain oneself / to express / to reveal one's thoughts or feelings / declaration / confession syn 哀伤 哀傷 āi shāng grief / distress / bereavement / grieved / heartbroken / dejected syn 病倒 bìng dǎo to fall ill / to be stricken with an illness syn 感触 感觸 gǎn chù one's thoughts and feelings / emotional stirring / moved / touched syn 杂念 雜念 zá niàn distracting thoughts syn 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately syn 穷光蛋 窮光蛋 qióng guāng dàn poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond syn 表里 表裡 biǎo lǐ the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior 一心一意 yī xīn yī yì concentrating one's thoughts and efforts / single-minded / bent on / intently syn 窘迫 jiǒng pò poverty-stricken / very poor / hard-pressed / in a predicament / embarrassed syn 意中人 yì zhōng rén sweetheart / one's true love / the person of one's thoughts syn 寒酸 hán suān wretched / poverty-stricken / unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) syn 沉痛 chén tòng grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences) syn 偏激 piān jī extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances) syn 义无反顾 義無反顧 yì wú fǎn gù honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom) / duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts syn 惊惶 驚惶 jīng huáng panic-stricken syn 遐想 xiá xiǎng reverie / daydream / to be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts 转念 轉念 zhuǎn niàn to have second thoughts about sth / to think better of 悲愤 悲憤 bēi fèn grief and indignation syn 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one syn 致哀 zhì āi to express grief / to mourn 灾区 災區 zāi qū disaster area / stricken region 贫苦 貧苦 pín kǔ poverty-stricken / poor syn 并行 並行 bìng xíng to proceed in parallel / side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc) syn 受灾 受災 shòu zāi disaster-stricken / to be hit by a natural calamity syn 心口 xīn kǒu pit of the stomach / solar plexus / words and thoughts syn 魂飞魄散 魂飛魄散 hún fēi pò sàn lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom) / fig. to be frightened stiff / spooked out of one's mind / terror-stricken syn 闻风丧胆 聞風喪膽 wén fēng sàng dǎn hear the wind and lose gall (idiom) / terror-stricken at the news syn 哀嚎 āi háo to howl in grief / anguished wailing / same as 哀號|哀号[ai1 hao2] syn 贫寒 貧寒 pín hán poor / poverty-stricken / impoverished syn 哀怨 āi yuàn grief / resentment / aggrieved / plaintive 挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si to dig for thoughts (idiom) / to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains syn 哀痛 āi tòng to grieve / to mourn / deep sorrow / grief syn 赤贫 赤貧 chì pín poverty-stricken syn 快嘴 kuài zuǐ unable to keep one's thoughts to oneself / blabbermouth / CL:張|张[zhang1] syn 想得开 想得開 xiǎng de kāi to not take to heart / to be free of worried thoughts / to adopt a lighthearted perspective / lighthearted syn 排遣 pái qiǎn to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc) / to dispel (negative thoughts etc) syn 殚精竭虑 殫精竭慮 dān jīng jié lǜ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom) / to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned 心驰神往 心馳神往 xīn chí shén wǎng one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person / to long for / infatuated / fascinated syn 春意 chūn yì beginning of spring / thoughts of love syn 苦思 kǔ sī to think hard / bitter thoughts / to pour out one's sufferings syn 遐思 xiá sī to fancy from afar / reverie / wild and fanciful thoughts syn 困顿 困頓 kùn dùn fatigued / exhausted / poverty-stricken / in straitened circumstances syn 悲泣 bēi qì to weep with grief syn 深谋远虑 深謀遠慮 shēn móu yuǎn lǜ lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom) syn 寒蝉 寒蟬 hán chán a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself) / Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia syn 所想 suǒ xiǎng what one considers / one's thoughts 减灾 減災 jiǎn zāi to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities) 回神 huí shén to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) / to snap out of it (after being lost in thought) 随感 隨感 suí gǎn random thoughts / impressions syn 心乱如麻 心亂如麻 xīn luàn rú má one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom) / confused / disconcerted / upset syn 心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief syn 破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness 儒家思想 rú jiā sī xiǎng Confucian thoughts / the thinking of the Confucian school 心眼儿 心眼兒 xīn yǎn r one's thoughts / mind / intention / willingness to accept new ideas / baseless suspicions syn 丧胆 喪膽 sàng dǎn panic-stricken / scared out of one's wits syn 杂感 雜感 zá gǎn random thoughts (a literary genre) 积郁 積鬱 jī yù (of gloomy thoughts etc) to smolder / to accumulate in one's mind / accumulated anxiety 哀戚 āi qī sorrow / grief syn 逃荒 táo huāng to escape from a famine / to get away from a famine-stricken region 抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) / opposite in direction / contrary syn 嘻 譆 xī (interjection expressing surprise, grief etc) / variant of 嘻[xi1] syn 晒 曬 shài (of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to syn 悲 bēi sad / sadness / sorrow / grief syn 哀 āi sorrow / grief / pity / to grieve for / to pity / to lament / to condole syn 置之脑后 置之腦後 zhì zhī nǎo hòu to banish from one's thoughts / to ignore / to take no notice syn 戚 qī (bound form) relatives / kin / (bound form) grief / sorrow / (old) battle-axe syn 恸 慟 tòng grief 食不果腹 shí bù guǒ fù lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom) / fig. poverty-stricken syn 怔 zhēng (bound form) startled / terrified / panic-stricken syn 悱 fěi to want to articulate one's thoughts but be unable to 反顾 反顧 fǎn gù to glance back / (fig.) to regret / to have second thoughts about sth syn 悲喜交集 bēi xǐ jiāo jí mixed feelings of grief and joy syn 肝肠寸断 肝腸寸斷 gān cháng cùn duàn lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom) / fig. grief-stricken syn 衣不蔽体 衣不蔽體 yī bù bì tǐ lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom) / fig. poverty-stricken syn 鼓盆之戚 gǔ pén zhī qī drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife) / fig. grief for a lost wife 思潮起伏 sī cháo qǐ fú thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom) / different thoughts coming to mind syn 张皇失措 張皇失措 zhāng huáng shī cuò panic-stricken (idiom) / to be in a flustered state / also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4] syn 悲不自胜 悲不自勝 bēi bù zì shèng unable to control one's grief (idiom) / overwrought / overcome with sorrow / heartbroken 杜鹃啼血 杜鵑啼血 dù juān tí xuè lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom) / fig. extreme grief 苦难深重 苦難深重 kǔ nàn shēn zhòng deep grief / extensive sorrow 转悲为喜 轉悲為喜 zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ to turn grief into happiness (idiom) syn 节哀顺变 節哀順變 jié āi shùn biàn restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase) 殚精极虑 殫精極慮 dān jīng jí lǜ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom) / to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned 游移不定 遊移不定 yóu yí bù dìng to oscillate without pause (idiom) / to fluctuate / (of thoughts) to wander / to waver 免开尊口 免開尊口 miǎn kāi zūn kǒu keep your thoughts to yourself syn 被侵害 bèi qīn hài stricken 倥偬 倥傯 kǒng zǒng pressing / urgent / poverty-stricken / destitute syn 胆颤心惊 膽顫心驚 dǎn chàn xīn jīng panic-stricken syn 装穷叫苦 裝窮叫苦 zhuāng qióng jiào kǔ to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom) 