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黑心

hēixīn
adjective HSK 7 #20,721

Meanings

  1. 1 black-hearted
  2. 2 wicked
  3. 3 unscrupulous

Examples

那个黑心老板克扣工人工资。
Nàge hēixīn lǎobǎn kèkòu gōngrén gōngzī.
That unscrupulous boss withholds workers' wages.
不要买黑心商家的东西。
Bùyào mǎi hēixīn shāngjiā de dōngxi.
Don't buy from unscrupulous merchants.

Tips

memory
Literal: "black heart" — someone whose heart is dark/evil. The metaphor works the same way in English!

Stroke Order

黑 hēi
心 xīn