How to say “bottom of one's heart” in Chinese

心底
xīndǐ

bottom of one's heart

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Feelings”

“Bottom of one's heart” in Chinese is 心底, xīn dǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

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

xīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
dǐ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

心
xīn — heart

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

底
dǐ — bottom; end

On top, 广 “shelter”. The lower part is the same as in 低 dī.

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 “心底”.

Examples

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

  • 我从心底感谢你wǒcóngxīndǐgǎnxiènǐI thank you from the bottom of my heart.
  • 她终于克服了心底的恐惧tāzhōngyúkèfúlexīndǐdekǒngjùShe finally overcame the fear deep in her heart.
  • 他把真实的想法隐藏在心底tābǎzhēnshídexiǎngfǎyǐncángzàixīndǐHe keeps his true thoughts hidden deep inside.

More words from the lesson “Loneliness and longing”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “bottom of one's heart” in Chinese?

“Bottom of one's heart” in Chinese is 心底, pinyin xīndǐ.

What does 心底 mean?

心底 (xīndǐ) means “bottom of one's heart”.

How do you write 心底?

心底 is 2 characters: 心 (xīn) — heart; 底 (dǐ) — bottom; end. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 心底?

心底 is read xīndǐ. Tones: xīn — first tone, dǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“bottom of one's heart” in the lesson “Loneliness and longing”

This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. 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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