How to say “warm-hearted” in Chinese

热心
rèxīn

warm-hearted, helpful

adjective · HSK 5 · topic “Character”

“Warm-hearted” in Chinese is 热心, rè xīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

热心 is read rè xīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

rè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
xīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

热
rè — hot

At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.

心
xīn — heart

A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “热心”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 热心. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 她是一个很热心的人tāshìyígehěnrèxīnderénShe's a very helpful person.

More words from the lesson “The new colleague”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “warm-hearted” in Chinese?

“Warm-hearted” in Chinese is 热心, pinyin rèxīn.

What does 热心 mean?

热心 (rèxīn) means “warm-hearted, helpful”.

How do you write 热心?

热心 is 2 characters: 热 (rè) — hot; 心 (xīn) — heart. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 热心?

热心 is read rèxīn. Tones: rè — fourth tone, xīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“warm-hearted” in the lesson “The new colleague”

This word is from the topic “Character” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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