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心肠

xīn cháng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 心腸

心肠 (xīn cháng) means "heart; intention; one's inclination". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 心肠 means

1. heart
2. intention
3. one's inclination
4. state of mind
5. to have the heart for sth
6. mood

The characters in 心肠

• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 肠chángintestines

Example sentences

• 他铁石心肠。
  Tā tiěshíxīncháng.
  He has a heart of stone.
• 谁能融化你的铁石心肠？
  Shéi néng rónghuà nǐ de tiěshíxīncháng?
  Who could melt that stone heart of yours?

Words containing 心肠

• 铁石心肠tiě shí xīn chángto have a heart of stone; hard-hearted; unfeeling
• 热心肠rè xīn chángwarmhearted; willing to help others

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