在心

zàixīn

verb #15,875

Meanings

1 to care about
2 to take to heart
3 to keep in mind

Characters

at; in; to exist

Examples

他说的话我一直放在心上。

Tā shuō dehuà wǒ yīzhí fàngzài xīnshàng.

I've always kept what he said in my heart.

别在心，他不是故意的。

Bié zàixīn, tā búshì gùyì de.

Don't take it to heart — he didn't mean it.

Tips

usage

Most commonly appears in the negative: 别在心 (don't take it to heart) or 不在心 (not caring). The fuller expressions 放在心上 and 记在心里 are more common in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

在 zài

心 xīn