认真 認真 rèn zhēn conscientious / earnest / serious / to take seriously / to take to heart syn 心态 心態 xīn tài attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality syn 痛快 tòng kuài delighted / to one's heart's content / straightforward / also pr. [tong4 kuai5] syn 心血 xīn xuè heart's blood / expenditure (for some project) / meticulous care syn 灰心 huī xīn to lose heart / to be discouraged syn 撼动 撼動 hàn dòng to shake up / to deal a shock / (fig.) to stir (sb's heart) syn 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì (idiom) after one's own heart / gratifying / satisfactory / everything one could wish 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 长驱直入 長驅直入 cháng qū zhí rù to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom) / (fig.) to push deep into the heart of sth / to flood in 赤子之心 chì zǐ zhī xīn pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn / sincere syn 心如刀绞 心如刀絞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom) 背 bèi the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing syn 酸 suān sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid syn 心中 xīn zhōng central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart syn 记住 記住 jì zhu to remember / to bear in mind / to learn by heart syn 心头 心頭 xīn tóu one's heart / one's mind syn 心底 xīn dǐ bottom of one's heart syn 心动 心動 xīn dòng heartbeat / heart rate / (fig.) emotionally affected / aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc) 一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly / heart and soul syn 追问 追問 zhuī wèn to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter syn 心脏病 心臟病 xīn zàng bìng heart disease 满怀 滿懷 mǎn huái to have one's heart filled with / (to collide) full on / (of farm animals) heavy with young syn 花心 huā xīn fickle in love / unfaithful / heart of a flower (pistil and stamen) 随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires / to do as one pleases syn 全心全意 quán xīn quán yì heart and soul / wholeheartedly syn 纯情 純情 chún qíng pure and innocent / a pure heart syn 可人 kě rén pleasant / agreeable / a person after one's heart (charming person) / a gifted person syn 内心深处 內心深處 nèi xīn shēn chù deep in one's heart 惊心动魄 驚心動魄 jīng xīn dòng pò (idiom) heart-stopping / hair-raising / breathtaking syn 芳心 fāng xīn the affection, or heart, of a young woman 谈心 談心 tán xīn to have a heart-to-heart chat syn 满心 滿心 mǎn xīn one's whole heart / from the bottom of one's heart syn 刻骨铭心 刻骨銘心 kè gǔ míng xīn lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable syn 放在心上 fàng zài xīn shàng to care about / to take seriously / to take to heart syn 尽心 盡心 jìn xīn with all of one's heart syn 冠心病 guān xīn bìng coronary heart disease 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily syn 心扉 xīn fēi inner heart / soul syn 开怀 開懷 kāi huái to one's heart's content / without restraint syn 满腔 滿腔 mǎn qiāng one's heart filled with / full of (joy) syn 忍心 rěn xīn to have the heart to do sth / to steel oneself to a task syn 触目惊心 觸目驚心 chù mù jīng xīn lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight syn 心慌 xīn huāng to be flustered / (dialect) irregular heart-beat syn 畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content syn 全心 quán xīn with heart and soul 赏心悦目 賞心悅目 shǎng xīn yuè mù warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) / pleasing / delightful syn 童心 tóng xīn childish heart / childish innocence syn 尽兴 盡興 jìn xìng to enjoy oneself to the full / to one's heart's content syn 悉心 xī xīn to put one's heart (and soul) into sth / with great care syn 忧心忡忡 憂心忡忡 yōu xīn chōng chōng deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom) syn 情场 情場 qíng chǎng affairs of the heart / mutual relationship 心旷神怡 心曠神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom) / carefree and relaxed syn 耿耿于怀 耿耿於懷 gěng gěng yú huái to take troubles to heart (idiom) / brooding syn 心病 xīn bìng anxiety / sore point / secret worry / mental disorder / heart disease (medicine) syn 全身心 quán shēn xīn wholeheartedly / (to devote oneself) heart and soul syn 纵情 縱情 zòng qíng to your heart's content syn 断肠 斷腸 duàn cháng heartbroken / to break one's heart syn 乱跳 亂跳 luàn tiào to jump about / (of the heart) to beat wildly 心惊肉跳 心驚肉跳 xīn jīng ròu tiào lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom) / fear and trepidation in the face of disaster syn 红心 紅心 hóng xīn heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye syn 五脏 五臟 wǔ zàng five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4] syn 心率 xīn lǜ heart rate 揪心 jiū xīn lit. grips the heart / worried / anxious syn 背书 背書 bèi shū to recite (a text) from memory / to learn a text by heart / to back / to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing / endorsement syn 肺腑 fèi fǔ bottom of the heart (fig.) syn 心烦意乱 心煩意亂 xīn fán yì luàn lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom) / distraught with anxiety syn 心坎 xīn kǎn bottom of one's heart syn 居心 jū xīn to harbor (evil) intentions / to be bent on / a tranquil heart or mind syn 心肌梗塞 xīn jī gěng sè myocardial infarction / heart attack 心惊胆战 心驚膽戰 xīn jīng dǎn zhàn lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom) / prostrate with fear / scared witless syn 丹心 dān xīn loyal heart / loyalty syn 百感交集 bǎi gǎn jiāo jí all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart syn 问心无愧 問心無愧 wèn xīn wú kuì lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom) / with a clear conscience syn 剖腹 pōu fù to cut open the abdomen / to disembowel / to speak from the heart 畅饮 暢飲 chàng yǐn to have a few drinks / to drink to one's heart's content syn 呕心沥血 嘔心瀝血 ǒu xīn lì xuè lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears syn 突突 tū tū (onom.) beating of the heart / pitapat / pulsation of a machine syn 扪心自问 捫心自問 mén xīn zì wèn to ask oneself honestly / to search in one's heart syn 以身相许 以身相許 yǐ shēn xiāng xǔ to give one's heart to / to devote one's life to 沁人心脾 qìn rén xīn pí lit. to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom) / fig. to gladden the heart / to be refreshing syn 心力衰竭 xīn lì shuāi jié heart failure 