心切

xīnqiè

adjective #31,467

Meanings

1 eager; impatient (to do something)
2 anxious to; keen to

Characters

Examples

他求胜心切，犯了错误。

Tā qiúshèng xīnqiè, fàn le cuòwù.

Eager to win, he made a mistake.

母亲望子成龙心切。

Mǔqīn wàng zǐ chéng lóng xīnqiè.

The mother is anxious for her son to succeed.

Tips

usage

Almost always in the pattern [VERB-OBJECT] + 心切 = 'so eager to [do X] (that...).' Common collocations: 求胜心切, 求成心切, 报仇心切, 救人心切, 望子成龙心切. Implies the eagerness is excessive enough to cause mistakes.

Stroke Order

心 xīn

切 qiē