胸襟

xiōngjīn
noun #35,292

Meanings

  1. 1 breadth of mind
  2. 2 magnanimity
  3. 3 aspiration
  4. 4 lapel of a jacket

Examples

HSK 4
Yīgè lǐngdǎozhě yào yǒu kuānguǎng de xiōngjīn.
A leader must have a broad mind.
HSK 7-9
Tā xiōngjīn kāikuò, cóngbù jìjiào xiǎoshì.
He's broad-minded and never fusses over trivial matters.

Tips

memory
Literally 'chest lapel' - the front of the jacket over the heart. Classical Chinese imagined the chest as the seat of feelings and ambition, so 胸襟 became a metaphor for what a person 'carries inside' - their breadth of mind.
usage
Common collocations: 胸襟开阔 broad-minded, 胸襟狭窄 narrow-minded, 远大的胸襟 lofty aspirations.

Stroke Order

xiōng
jīn