窝心

窩心

wōxīn

adjective #21,187

Meanings

1 heartwarming
2 touching
3 feeling deeply moved (Taiwan/positive usage)
4 feeling aggrieved or suffocated (Mainland/negative usage)

Characters

nest / den / hollow / to harbor

Examples

她说的那句话真的很窝心。

Tā shuō de nà jù huà zhēn de hěn wōxīn.

What she said was truly heartwarming. (Taiwan usage)

被老板这样对待，真是窝心。

Bèi lǎobǎn zhèyàng duìdài, zhēn shì wōxīn.

Being treated like this by the boss is really suffocating and aggrieving. (Mainland usage)

Tips

usage

窝心 has opposite meanings depending on the region. In Taiwan, it means 'heartwarming / touching'. In Mainland China, it often means 'feeling aggrieved, bottled up, or deeply uncomfortable'. Context and region are essential.

Stroke Order

窝 wō

心 xīn