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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xīn]
  1. 1. noun [心脏] heart
  2. 2. noun [思想] mind
    attentively
    heart-to-heart talk
  3. 3. noun [中心] centre (英)
  4. 4. noun [中心] center (美)
    centre (英) {或} center (美) of a circle

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[xīn]
  1. 1. noun the heart
  2. 2. noun heart; mind; feeling; intention
    大家都说他这个人缺眼。
    里一直想着昨天发生的事情。
    黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好
    你的是好的,但是事情办得不好。
    You meant well but you didn't handle the job well.
    伤人的
    wound (or hurt) sb.'s feelings
    羞耻之
    sense of shame
  3. 3. noun centre; core
    有一座小岛。
    竹子是空的。
    the middle of a river; halfway across the river
    白菜
    the heart of a Chinese cabbage
  4. 4. noun [astrology] name of one of the 28 constellations

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[xīn]
  1. 1. 人和脊椎动物体内推动血液循环的器官。人的形状像桃,大小相当于本人的拳头,位于胸腔中间偏左,分左右房和左右室四部分,通过舒张和收缩来推动血液循环。也说脏。
  2. 2. 指大脑。古人认为是思维的器官,故称
    灵手巧。
    口如一。
    得。
  3. 3. 思想;感情
    烦意乱。
    意。
    自尊
  4. 4. 思虑;图谋
    有口无
    机。
    计。
  5. 5.
    人。
    声。
  6. 6. 事物的中央或内部
    工作重
  7. 7. 星宿名,二十八宿之一。也说辰、商。

Examples

演员的和观众的相通了,感情溶汇到一起了。
Actors and audience seemed to beat with the same heart and their emotions became one. 溶汇
我的随着他的起伏不定。 起伏
他怎么也安不下来做事。
He simply can't set his mind to work. 安心
多少父母为子女操碎了
Many parents go to a lot of trouble for their children. 操心
他说这番话,不知存着什么
It's hard to say what his intentions were in saying that. 存心
这番话打动了他的
He was moved (or touched) by these words. 打动
别看他大大咧咧的,什么事他都很在
He seems unconcerned, but nothing escapes his attention. 大大咧咧
她为这些孩子可费了不少
She devoted a lot of care to these children. 费心
解开上的疙瘩
get rid of one's hang-up 疙瘩
横下一条
resolve to do sth. in desperation 横心

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