狠心

hěnxīn

adjective #19,066

Meanings

1 cruel
2 heartless
3 ruthless
4 to steel oneself (to do something difficult)

Characters

fierce; ruthless

Examples

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?

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

狠 hěn

心 xīn