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心事 (xīn shì): Worry / Trouble on one's mind (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

心事 consists of 2 characters.

heart; mind; core

matter, affair, thing

Word Info

Pinyinxīn shì

MeaningWorry / Trouble on one's mind

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word心事

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3.

How to Use 心事 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 心事 with other words naturally.

Idiomwith重重

xīn心

shì事

chóng重

chóng重

neutral

weighed down with care

Measure Word + Nounwith桩

yī一

zhuāng桩

xīn心

shì事

Verb + Objectwith有

yǒu有

xīn心

shì事

neutral

have something on one's mind

Adjective + Nounwith重重

chóng重

chóng重

xīn心

shì事

4.

Example Sentences with 心事

tā她

yǒu有

xīn心

shì事

。

She has something on her mind.

Tā

neutral

a piece of worry

formal

Written

heavy thoughts

他

zuì最

jìn近

zǒng总

shì是

mèn闷

mèn闷

bú不

lè乐

，

hǎo好

xiàng像

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

xīn心

shì事

。

He has been looking unhappy lately, as if he has a lot on his mind.

tā他

méi眉

tóu头

jǐn紧

suǒ锁

，

xiǎn显

rán然

bèi被

chén沉

zhòng重

de的

xīn心

shì事

suǒ所

kùn困

rǎo扰

。

He frowned tightly, clearly troubled by heavy worries.

nǐ你

yuàn愿

yì意

hé和

wǒ我

fēn分

xiǎng享

nǐ你

de的

xīn心

shì事

ma吗

？

Would you like to share your troubles with me?

bié别

hú胡

sī思

luàn乱

xiǎng想

le了

，

nǐ你

gēn根

běn本

méi没

yǒu有

nà那

me么

duō多

xīn心

shì事

。

Stop overthinking; you don't actually have that many worries.

tā她

zhěng整

wǎn晚

niǎn辗

zhuǎn转

fǎn反

cè侧

，

xīn心

shì事

chóng重

chóng重

，

nán难

yǐ以

rù入

mián眠

。

She tossed and turned all night, burdened with worries, unable to sleep.

péng朋

yǒu友

kàn看

chū出

le了

wǒ我

de的

xīn心

shì事

，

zhǔ主

dòng动

zhǎo找

wǒ我

tán谈

xīn心

。

My friend noticed that I had something on my mind and took the initiative to talk with me.

kàn看

tā他

yù欲

yán言

yòu又

zhǐ止

de的

yàng样

zi子

，

kěn肯

dìng定

cáng藏

zhe着

shén什

me么

xīn心

shì事

。

Seeing him hesitate to speak, he must be hiding some worry.

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小心xiǎo xīnHSK 3
心里xīn liHSK 3
担心dān xīnHSK 3
放心fàng xīnHSK 3
伤心shāng xīnHSK 4
信心xìn xīnHSK 4
内心nèi xīnHSK 4

Words with 事

没事méi shìHSK 1
事情shì qingHSK 2
同事tóng shìHSK 3
故事gù shiHSK 3
办事bàn shìHSK 4
事先shì xiānHSK 5
事实shì shíHSK 5
事物

shì wù

HSK 5