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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

好心 [hǎoxīn]
  1. 1. good intention
    一片好心
    with the best of intentions
    好心没好报
    get no thanks for one's good intentions

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

好心 [hǎoxīn]
  1. 1. 好意;与人为善的心
    谢谢你的一片好心
    好心当作了驴肝肺。
  2. 2. 心地善良的
    好心人。

Examples

把别人的好心当作歹意
take sb.'s goodwill for evil intent
好心没好报
get no thanks for one's good intentions
人家好心问你的情况,你怎么都不搭茬儿。
They asked about your conditions out of good intentions, why didn't you say anything?
你别光火了,她是好心做坏事。
Don't be so angry, her mistake was made out of her good intentions.
从小她被一对好心的夫妇收为义女。
When she was a child, she was adopted by a kindhearted couple as their adoptive daughter.
一片好心
别把好心当成驴肝肺。
老伯的一片好心、一番好话,我都记住了。

Word Decomposition


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