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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 心事
[xīnshì]
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noun
preoccupation
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 心事
[xīnshì]
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1.
名
心里惦记着的为难的事或值得忧虑的事
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心事重重。
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寡言少语,心事很重。
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Examples
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我猜不透她的心事。
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I can't figure out what's on her mind.
→ 猜透
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心事如潮涌
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one's mind seething with all kinds of thoughts
→ 潮涌
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我看你这两天愁眉苦脸的,有什么心事吧?
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I've noticed these last few days that you've been looking rather unhappy. There must be something worrying you.
→ 愁眉苦脸
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这句话触动了他的心事。
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That remark reminded him of something he'd had on his mind for a long time.
→ 触动
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我发现他好像有什么心事。
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I noticed that he seemed to have something on his mind.
→ 发现
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账也了了,我的心事也了了。
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The debt is settled, and my worry is over.
→ 了
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这就了却了我的一桩心事。
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That settled a matter which had been weighing on my mind.
→ 了却
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她闷闷不乐,满腹心事。
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She was in low spirits and laden with anxiety.
→ 闷闷不乐
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做违心事
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act against one's conscience
→ 违心
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了结一桩心事
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take a load off one's mind
→ 心事
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Collocations
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心事重重
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to be preoccupied with anxiety
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想心事
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to be lost in thought
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自己的小事
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a personal matter
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一桩心事
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a load on one's mind
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满腹心事
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to be extremely worried
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