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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

用心 [yòngxīn]
  1. 1. verb be careful
  2. 2. adjective careful
    他做什么事都很用心
    Whatever he does he's always very careful.
  3. 3. noun intention

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

用心 [yòngxīn]
  1. 1. diligently; attentively; with concentrated attention; carefully
    用心听讲
    listen attentively to a lecture
    用心学习
    concentrate on one's studies; study diligently
  2. 2. motive; intention
    用心险恶
    have vicious intentions; harbour sinister motives

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

用心 [yòngxīn]
  1. 1. 集中心思,认真思考
    用心思索。
    在备课方面要多用点儿心|
    用心钻研。
  2. 2. 居心;用意
    良苦用心
    别有用心

Examples

用心极其恶毒
entertain most evil designs 恶毒
用心狠毒
with vicious intent 狠毒
打那儿起,她就用心念书了。
She's been studying hard since then. 那儿
险恶的用心
sinister (or vicious) intentions; evil motives 险恶
用心听讲
listen attentively to a lecture 用心
用心险恶
have vicious intentions; harbour sinister motives 用心
这个孩子真愁人, 学习总是不用心
The child worries me because he never takes his studies seriously. 愁人
他整天幻想着发横财, 对自己的本职工作一点不用心
He has always dreamed of getting unexpected wealth and doesn't concentrate on his work at all. 发横财
这些繁言碎语, 其实有着妈妈的良苦用心
Mother's nagging actually demonstrated her deep love. 繁言
那是别有用心的人在放冷风, 大家不要相信。
Don't believe in the rumors from those scheming people. 放冷风

Collocations

学习用心
to learn by heart
用心听讲
to pay attention to the teacher in the class
加倍用心
to make great effort
格外用心
to make great effort
险恶用心
out of evil concerns
用心良苦
to worry about
别有用心
to have ulterior motives

Word Decomposition


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