狠心

hěnxīn

adjective #19,066

Meanings

HSK 3

他狠心把那条旧船卖掉了。

Tā hěnxīn bǎ nà tiáo jiù chuán màidiào le.

He steeled himself and sold that old boat.

HSK 7-9

她怎么能这么狠心地抛弃自己的孩子？

Tā zěnme néng zhème hěnxīn de pāoqì zìjǐ de háizi?

How could she be so heartless as to abandon her own child?

usage

狠心 has two senses: (1) cruel or heartless toward others, and (2) resolving to do something difficult (下狠心). Context determines which meaning applies.

狠 hěn

心 xīn