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  sam1   jyutping
  xin1   pinyin
[1] [n] heart [2] mind [3] conscience; moral nature [4] intention; idea; ambition; design [5] [n] core; middle; center; inside [6] one of the 28 constellations [7] Kangxi radical 61

Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 32386 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  fai3 sam1  fei4 xin1 = to take a lot of trouble (over sb or sth); may I trouble you (to do sth) [粵] 麻煩你
detail  sau2 sam1  shou3 xin1 = palm of the hand
detail  siu2 sam1  xiao3 xin1 = careful, warning
detail  hoi1 sam1  kai1 xin1 = happy
detail  taa1 sam1  ta1 xin1 = insincerity
detail  sam1 soeng2  xin1 xiang3 = to wish, a wish
detail  zung1 sam1  zhong1 xin1 = centre; middle
detail  sam1 tau4  xin1 tou2 = mind; thoughts
detail  daam1 sam1  dan1 xin1 = worry
detail  dim2 sam1  dian3 xin5 = dim sum
See all 649 compounds (CantoDict reports 671 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 36 examples containing 心
detail audio 開心
I am not happy.
detail audio 行路小心
You must be careful when walking.
detail audio 開心.
Nice to meet you.
[(lit.) Very happy to have met you.]
detail 開心
You're even happier than me.
[Lit. You even happy surpass me.]
detail audio 見到父母開心
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.
detail audio 小心揸車
Drive carefully.
detail 如果唔夠小心嘅話煙花危險
If [you're] not careful enough, setting off fireworks is dangerous.
detail 一點信心
I‘m very confident about this.
[Lit. I towards this point very confident]
detail 個個學生擔心自己成績
Every student is worried about his grades.
[Reduplicated classifiers (like 個個 here) can be used as a subject, but not as an object. We cannot say, for instance, 通知個個 for "to tell everyone". ]
detail audio 小心畀人搵笨
Be careful not to be tricked by anyone.
detail audio 我哋食藥嗰陣時小心可能副作用
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.
detail audio 充滿信心
I have complete confidence in you.
detail audio 小心月台空隙
Please mind the gap
[MTR announcement]
detail 小心列車月台空隙
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform
[MTR announcement]
detail 小心
The road was very slippery. He wasn't careful and slipped.
detail 小心晚年
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.
detail 唔係而係自己開心
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
detail 工作不是而是自己開心
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
detail audio 而家情況重有心情游山玩水?
He still has the mood to go for sightseeing at a time like this?
detail 好彩得到細心查核搵到問題所在
Fortunately due to your careful checks, we are able to find where the problem lies.
detail audio 國家政府一直監察最好自己小心
The government has been monitoring you all along - you had best be careful.
detail 激將法毅力信心
We'll urge by ridiculing him until he regains the will power and confidence.
detail 女仔小心唔好輕信男人講嘢OK
Girls will be all right as long as they are careful and don't believe in what the guys say.
detail 便唔使客氣
It's nothing much, there's no need to stand on ceremony.
detail 小小心意受落禮物唔好抰嚟抰去
It is a small token of appreciation, just accept the simple gift instead of pushing it back and forth.
detail 開心
I am happy for you
detail 呢度小小心意希望笑納
Here is a little regards(gift), hope you would accept it gladly.
[心意 is literally [n] "kind regards/ thoughts", it symbolizes a gift or a present.]
detail 送禮心意
With gift-giving, it's the thought that counts. [Lit.] (with) gift-giving, it's about thought.
[講 is short for 講求.]
detail 以後一定會加倍小心
I will certainly be much more careful in the future.
[加倍小心 literally means "add on double amount of carefulness", which implies "(be)much more careful"]
detail 佢哋開心紙鳶
They're happily flying kites.
detail 表達可以隨心所欲
He wants to show that he can have his own way.
detail 真係扭計成日冇心機
Siu Wing's always kicking up a fuss about studying, he never has any motivation.
[Lit. Siu Wing really unwilling-to-do-work, all-day also no-heart study things. (This is a good example of a phrase that's really tricky to translate directly.)]
detail 小心月台空隙
Watch out for the (train) platform gap.(warning)
[Watch out for the (train)platform gap.(warning) Common public announcement at train / transit stations.]
detail 心口
They gave him two punches right on the chest.
detail 旅遊業擔心某種噱頭十足用語流失生意
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.

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