心里xīn lǐheart; mind

1. 1.

   heart; mindnoun

2. 2.

   chestnoun

• 心heart
• 里inside

心里 can name where a feeling sits, and it can also mean the chest.

1. HSK 4

   我心里很高兴。

   Wǒ xīnlǐ hěn gāoxìng.

   I feel very happy inside.

2. HSK 4

   他心里很难过。

   Tā xīnlǐ hěn nánguò.

   He feels very sad inside.

3. HSK 4

   我心里很疼，想去看医生。

   Wǒ xīnlǐ hěn téng, xiǎng qù kàn yīshēng.

   My chest hurts, and I want to go see a doctor.

心里 is a place inside you: the heart, the mind, or the chest. 心情 is the mood you are in. You can keep a matter 放在心里, but 放在心情 does not work.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你今天怎么不说话？

   Nǐ jīntiān zěnme bù shuōhuà?

   Why aren't you talking today?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我心里很难过，现在不想说。

   Wǒ xīnlǐ hěn nánguò, xiànzài bù xiǎng shuō.

   I feel very sad inside and do not want to speak now.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那我们晚上一起吃饭吧。

   Nà wǒmen wǎnshang yìqǐ chīfàn ba.

   Then let's eat together in the evening.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好。我晚上可以慢慢说。

   Hǎo. Wǒ wǎnshang kěyǐ mànmàn shuō.

   OK. I can speak slowly in the evening.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___很高兴。 (I feel very happy inside.)

   A心里B外面C上面
2. 2.What does 他心里很难过。 mean?

   AHe feels very sad inside.BHe feels very happy inside.CHe is standing outside.
3. 3.In 我心里很疼，想去看医生。, what does 心里 mean?

   Athe chestBa happy moodCthe evening

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Related words

• 心情xīn qíngmood; frame of mindHSK 4
• 心xīnheartHSK 4
• 开心kāi xīnto feel happyHSK 3
• 担心dān xīnto worryHSK 3
• 难过nán guòto feel sadHSK 3
• 高兴gāo xìnghappy; gladHSK 1

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