14 Chinese Words with 心 for Valentine’s Day

Similar to English, tons of Chinese words and phrases feature “heart,” or 心 (xīn).

So in the spirit of Valentine’s Day (情人节 — qíng rén jié), we’ll be sharing a few of them. Discover 14 Chinese words featuring the character 心 in this post, along with example sentences.

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1. 花心 (huā xīn) — unfaithful; be fickle in love

这说明我们的女同胞虽然像男人一样花心。
(zhè shuō míng wǒ men de nǚ tóng bāo suī rán xiàng nán rén yī yàng huā xīn.)
This means that our women compatriots are just as unfaithful as men.

2. 开心 (kāi xīn) — happy

这样的胜利不能够让他开心起来。
(zhè yàng de shèng lì bù néng gòu ràng tā kāi xīn qǐ lái.)
This kind of victory is not enough to make him happy.

3. 伤心 (shāng xīn) — sad; hurt; heartbroken

孩子丢了苹果手机非常伤心。
(hái zi diū le píng guǒ shǒu jī fēi cháng shāng xīn.)
The child lost his Apple iPhone and felt really sad.

4. 小心 (xiǎo xīn) — careful

今天细雪轻落小心出行。
(jīn tiān xì xuě qīng luò xiǎo xīn chū xíng.)
Be careful going outside with today’s light falling flurries

5. 爱心 (ài xīn) — love

今年的爱心慰问活动何时开始。
(jīn nián de ài xīn wèi wèn huó dòng hé shí kāi shǐ.)
This year’s expressing love activities have already started.

6. 细心 (xì xīn) — careful; attentive

就因为这样我们得要更细心观察。
(jiù yīn wèi zhè yàng wǒ men děi yào gèng xì xīn guān chá.)
It’s because it’s like this that we need to observe even more carefully.

7. 操心 (cāo xīn) — worry

上亿农民工操心。
(shàng yì nóng mín gōng cāo xīn.)
There are more than a hundred million worried migrant workers.

8. 诚心 (chéng xīn) — sincere; earnest

看房的人还是比较诚心的。
(kàn fáng de rén hái shì bǐ jiào chéng xīn de.)
The security guard watching the house is rather sincere.

9. 粗心 (cū xīn) — careless

粗心旅客丢了回家火车票。
(cū xīn lǚ kè diū le huí jiā huǒ chē piào.)
The careless traveler lost his ticket to return home

10. 担心 (dān xīn) — worry

再也不用担心比隔壁小强少一分了。
(zài yě bù yòng dān xīn bǐ gé bì xiǎo qiáng shǎo yì fēn le.)
I no longer have to worry about getting one less point than my neighbor Little Qiang.

11. 关心 (guān xīn) — care about; be concerned about

他坦言，自己只关心湖人能不能拿冠军。
(tā tǎn yán, zì jǐ zhǐ guān xīn hú rén néng bù néng ná guàn jūn.)
He admitted, he only cares if the Lakers can get the championship.

12. 点心 (diǎn xīn) — dessert; snack

能帮忙减肥的点心有哪些。
(néng bāng máng jiǎn féi de diǎn xīn yǒu nǎ xiē.)
What are some snacks that can help lose weight?

13. 恶心 (ě xīn) — disgusting; gross; sick

听着名字就觉得恶心，绝对不会买。
(tīng zhe míng zì jiù jué de ě xīn, jué duì bù huì mǎi.)
Just listening to the name makes me sick, I definitely won’t buy it

14. 放心 (fàng xīn) — relax; rest assured; don’t worry

市民可以放心购买。
(shì mín kě yǐ fàng xīn gòu mǎi.)
The public can buy with confidence.

There are still tons of other phrases with “heart” in them. What are some you think should be added to this list? Comment below! 

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