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心胸

xīnxiōng

breadth of mind; tolerance; heart

A person with open arms greets people at wide gates.
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Characters in this word

心 xīn

Strokes
4
Radical
心 — heart
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

胸 xiōng

Strokes
10
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
Made of
⺼ meat, flesh 匈 breast, chest, thorax
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 胸

Example phrases

  • 一位优秀的领导者不仅要有判断力,还要有容纳不同意见的心胸。 Yí wèi yōuxiù de lǐngdǎozhě bùjǐn yào yǒu pànduànlì, hái yào yǒu róngnà bùtóng yìjiàn de xīnxiōng. An excellent leader needs not only judgement, but also the breadth of mind to accommodate different opinions.
  • 他心胸开阔,从不为小事跟同事计较。 Tā xīnxiōng kāikuò, cóngbù wèi xiǎoshì gēn tóngshì jìjiào. He is broad-minded and never bickers with colleagues over trifles.
  • 做人要大度,心胸宽广才能赢得朋友的信任。 Zuòrén yào dàdù, xīnxiōng kuānguǎng cáinéng yíngdé péngyou de xìnrèn. Be generous as a person; only with a tolerant heart can you win the trust of friends.

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