心疼

心疼 xīnténg

To love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed^†

心疼 in a sentence HSK 6 xinteng

What 心疼 means

To love dearly^†
to feel sorry for sb^†
to regret^†
to grudge^†
to be distressed^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 心疼, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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心疼 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

心

xīn

Heart (mind)

疼

téng

Ache (sore - hurts - pain - love)

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How to write 心疼

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心疼 in a sentence

看到孩子受苦，母亲很心疼。

Kàndào háizi shòukǔ, mǔqīn hěn xīnténg.

Seeing her child suffer, the mother's heart ached.

他心疼那笔白花的钱。

Tā xīnténg nà bǐ bái huā de qián.

He grudges that wasted money.

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Questions about 心疼

What does 心疼 mean in English?

心疼 is pronounced xīnténg and means To love dearly, to feel sorry for sb, to regret, to grudge †. The dictionary lists 5 senses in total, all shown on this page.

How do you pronounce 心疼?

心疼 is xīnténg in pinyin — written xinteng without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 心疼?

心疼 is written with 2 characters: 心 (xīn) Heart (mind), 疼 (téng) Ache (sore - hurts - pain - love). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 心疼 an HSK word?

Yes — 心疼 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

心得 xīndé 心甘情愿 xīngānqíngyuàn 心灵 xīnlíng 心态 xīntài 心血 xīnxuè 心眼儿 xīnyǎnr 辛勤 xīnqín 欣慰 xīnwèi

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