胸襟

xiōngjīn
noun #35,292

Meanings

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

Examples

Yīgè lǐngdǎozhě yào yǒu kuānguǎng de xiōngjīn.
A leader must have a broad mind.
Tā xiōngjīn kāikuò, cóng bù 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 (kāikuò) broad-minded, 胸襟狭窄 (xiázhǎi) narrow-minded, 远大胸襟 (yuǎndà) lofty aspirations.

Stroke Order

xiōng
jīn