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HSK
center; heart; core
HSK 2
heart / mind / ambition / aspiration
HSK 7-9
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  *心* | 心* | *心
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL: 顆|颗, 個|个
HSK 3
myocardial infarction / heart attack
wholeheartedly / (to devote oneself) heart and soul
lapel of jacket / heart / aspiration / vision
to grieve / to be broken-hearted / to feel deeply hurt
HSK 3
to keep in mind; to store in one's heart; to remember perfectly
HSK 6
wholeheartedly / heart and soul
HSK 7-9
in two minds about sth (idiom) / half-hearted / shilly-shallying
to cut open the abdomen / to disembowel / to speak from the heart
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  *怀* | 怀* | *怀
bosom / heart / mind / to think of / to harbor in one's mind / to conceive (a child)
five viscera of TCM, namely: heart , liver , spleen , lungs and kidneys 腎|肾
to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
heart-strengthening shot / fig. a shot in the arm
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  *坦* | 坦* | *坦
flat / open-hearted / level / smooth
(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
HSK 7-9
heart rate
darling / (in negative sentences) heart / humanity
the Heart Sutra
bottom of one's heart
carefully / meticulously / to set one's heart on sth
chest / heart; mind
HSK 2
myocardial infarction; heart attack
deep in one's heart
with heart and soul
bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit
HSK 6
lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think / honest and straightforward
big-hearted and serene (idiom); contended and easygoing
(of a woman) to give one's heart (to sb); (fig.) to devote oneself wholeheartedly to sb or sth
lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears
central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart
HSK 2
coronary heart disease
to lose heart / to be discouraged
HSK 7-9
heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye
benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
myocardial infarction; heart attack (abbr. for 心肌梗死)
heart disease
HSK 6
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear / scared witless
making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out / to do one's utmost
lit. to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom) / fig. to gladden the heart; to be refreshing
to one's heart's content (idiom)
cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person
the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart , lungs , liver , kidneys 腎|肾, spleen and gall bladder 膽|胆)
compassion / kindness / care for others / love / CL: / charity (bazaar, golf day etc) / heart (the symbol ♥)
HSK 3
(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
(TCM) upper burner, the part of the body within the thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm, including the heart and lungs)
to put one's heart and soul into
from the bottom of one's heart / heartily / sincerely
to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart conversation
to fly wing to wing (idiom) / two hearts beating as one / (of a couple) inseparable
(idiom) heart and soul; wholeheartedly
HSK 7-9
to not take to heart / to be free of worried thoughts / to adopt a lighthearted perspective / lighthearted
to one's heart's content / without restraint
to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
to enter deeply into people's hearts / to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
HSK 7-9
absence makes the heart grow fonder
heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself / saying one thing but meaning sth different
heart; innermost being / (math.) incenter
HSK 3
anxiety / sore point / secret worry / mental disorder / heart disease (medicine)
HSK 7-9
to learn by heart; to memorize
from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
(medicine) heart rhythm
one's heart; one's mind
to harbor (evil) intentions / to be bent on / a tranquil heart or mind
ventricle (heart)
to shake up / to deal a shock / (fig.) to stir (sb's heart)
heart (as the seat of emotions) / cardiac atrium
one's whole heart / from the bottom of one's heart
to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality
HSK 5
lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)
to recite (a text) from memory; to learn a text by heart / to back; to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing; endorsement
fickle in love; unfaithful / heart of a flower (pistil and stamen)
to get to the heart of the matter
to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom) / fig. heartless
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
a person after one's heart (charming person) / capable person
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  *胸* | 胸* | *胸
chest / bosom / heart / mind / thorax
bottom of one's heart
inner feelings / what is deep in one's heart
felt a chill (in one's heart) / (one's heart) sank
devils are born in the heart (idiom) / fears originate in the mind
reluctance to leave this world / heart set on the mundane
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily
two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit
to put one's heart (and soul) into sth / with great care
(Internet slang) to form a hand heart using one's thumb and forefinger (or by using both hands)
to plunder; to pillage / (fig.) to win (people's hearts)
Buddha-like heart (full of compassion) / spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances)
heart attack; to have a heart attack
bottom of the heart (fig.)
to have a heart-to-heart chat
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable

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