人心所向

rénxīnsuǒxiàng
idiom #98,936

Meanings

  1. 1 what the people's hearts turn toward
  2. 2 the will of the people
  3. 3 popular sentiment

Examples

Hépíng shì rén xīn suǒ xiàng, méiyǒu rén yuànyì dǎzhàng.
Peace is what people long for; nobody wants war.
Gǎigé shì rén xīn suǒ xiàng, dàshì suǒ qū.
Reform is what the people want and the way the times are moving.
Tā yíngdé xuǎnjǔ, yīnwèi tā de zhèngcè rén xīn suǒ xiàng.
He won the election because his policies aligned with what people wanted.

Tips

history
From the 《·》 (Book of Jin): '人心' — 'what hearts turn to is only the Way and righteousness'. The phrase frames public will as a near-moral force.
register
Formal and rhetorical — common in editorials, speeches, and slogans. Often paired with 大势所趋 (dàshì suǒ qū) for a fixed couplet.

Stroke Order

rén
xīn
suǒ
xiàng