童心

tóngxīn
noun #39,585

Meanings

  1. 1 childlike heart
  2. 2 childlike innocence

Examples

HSK 3
Kàndào xuě, dàrenmen yě zhǎohuí le tóngxīn.
Seeing the snow, even the grown-ups found their inner child again.
HSK 5
Yéye dōu qīshí suì le, hái xiàng háizi yíyàng chōngmǎn tóngxīn.
Grandpa is seventy, yet he's still as full of childlike wonder as a kid.

Tips

usage
童心未泯 "the child's heart is not yet gone" praises an adult who is still young at heart. Compare 童真 "childlike innocence" and 天真 "naive", which can be a criticism of adults.

Stroke Order

童 tóng
心 xīn