Meaning of 心疼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to love dearly
- to feel sorry for sb
- to regret
- to grudge
- to be distressed
How to use 心疼
心疼 has two main uses. It means feeling tender pity for someone you care about, and it also means feeling bad about wasting or losing something valuable. Example: 妈妈很心疼孩子。(Māma hěn xīnténg háizi.) Mom really feels for her child.
心疼 is literally 心 (xīn) heart plus 疼 (téng) ache, so your heart aches. It can ache for a person you love, or for money and things you hate to lose.
Common mistake: Learners often use 心疼 for physical chest pain. That is 心口疼 (xīnkǒu téng) or 胸口疼 (xiōngkǒu téng), while 心疼 is emotional. Also keep 疼 in the second tone, téng, not tēng.
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心 xīn · heart · 4 strokes
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疼 téng · hurts · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 心疼.
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 开心 | kāixīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 关心 | guānxīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core |
| 放心 | fàngxīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 心里 | xīnlǐ | chest; heart; mind |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 信心 | xìnxīn | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) |
| 伤心 | shāngxīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted |
| 内心 | nèixīn | heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter |
| 决心 | juéxīn | determination; resolution |
Questions about 心疼
What does 心疼 mean?
心疼 (xīnténg) means "to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 心疼?
心疼 is made of 2 characters: 心 (4 strokes), 疼 (10 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 心疼 an HSK word?
Yes. 心疼 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 心疼 different from 关心 (guānxīn)?
关心 means to care about or show concern for someone. 心疼 is stronger and more emotional. It means your heart aches for them, usually because they are suffering or working too hard.
Can 心疼 be used about money?
Yes. 花这么多钱，我真心疼。(Huā zhème duō qián, wǒ zhēn xīnténg.) means spending so much money really hurts me. Here it carries the sense of regretting or grudging a loss.