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热心

rè xīn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 熱心

热心 (rè xīn) means "warmhearted, enthusiastic (about helping)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 热心 means

1. enthusiastic; ardent; zealous

The characters in 热心

• 热rèto warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather)
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

Example sentences

• 这本书是他热心研究的成果。
  Zhè běn shū shì tā rèxīn yánjiū de chéngguǒ.
  This book is a result of his enthusiastic research.
• 他把情感藏进了心底，装出热心的样子。
  Tā bǎ qínggǎn cáng jìn le xīndǐ, zhuāngchū rèxīn de yàngzi.
  He hid his emotions and pretended to be enthusiastic.
• 老板在的时候他就装成一副很热心的样子。
  Lǎobǎn zài de shíhou tā jiù zhuāngchéng yī fù hěn rèxīn de yàngzi.
  Whenever the boss is around, he pretends to be busy.

Words starting with 热心

• 热心肠rè xīn chángwarmhearted; willing to help others

Where 热心 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Mood, Atmosphere & Emotion (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read rè xīn correctly.
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