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
胸怀
xiōnghuái
to harbour; breadth of mind; vision
Characters in this word
怀 huái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 不 no, not, un-
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 真正的改革者应当胸怀全局，而不是只盯着眼前的部门利益。 Zhēnzhèng de gǎigézhě yīngdāng xiōnghuái quánjú, ér bú shì zhǐ dīng zhe yǎnqián de bùmén lìyì. A true reformer should keep the whole situation in mind, rather than focusing only on immediate departmental interests.
- 他胸怀大志，毕业后想去边远山区教书。 Tā xiōnghuái dàzhì, bìyè hòu xiǎng qù biānyuǎn shānqū jiāoshū. He harbours great ambitions and wants to teach in a remote mountain area after graduation.
- 他胸怀宽阔，从不计较个人得失。 Tā xiōnghuái kuānkuò, cóngbú jìjiào gèrén déshī. He is broad-minded and never frets over personal gains and losses.
Related words
- 胸部 xiōngbù chest
- 胸 xiōng chest
- 心胸 xīnxiōng breadth of mind; tolerance; heart
- 胸膛 xiōngtáng chest
- 胸有成竹 xiōngyǒuchéngzhú to have a well-thought-out plan; to be confident of success
- 怀念 huáiniàn to miss; to long for
- 怀疑 huáiyí to doubt; to suspect
- 关怀 guānhuái to care for
- 怀 huái chest, bosom; to hold in mind
- 怀孕 huáiyùn to be pregnant
- 怀抱 huáibào to cherish; hold in one's arms; embrace
- 怀旧 huáijiù nostalgia; to be nostalgic