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赤子之心

chì zǐ zhī xīn

4-character word

What 赤子之心 means

1. pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn
2. sincere

The characters in 赤子之心

• 赤chìred; scarlet; bare
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

Example sentences

• 那个艺术家永远保持着赤子之心。
  The artist is eternally a boy.