How to say “in sb's eyes” in Chinese

心目
xīnmù

in sb's eyes, in sb's mind

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Judgments and values”

“In sb's eyes” in Chinese is 心目, xīn mù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

心目 is read xīn mù: 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
mù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

心
xīn — heart

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

目
mù — eye; item

A picture of an eye turned on its side. It appears in 眼, 睡, 看.

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 “心目”.

Examples

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

  • 在我心目中她是最好的老师zàiwǒxīnmùzhōng,tāshìzuìhǎodelǎoshīIn my eyes she's the best teacher.
  • 他是人们心目中的英雄tāshìrénmenxīnmùzhōngdeyīngxióngIn people’s eyes, he’s a hero.

More words from the lesson “How to look at it”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “in sb's eyes” in Chinese?

“In sb's eyes” in Chinese is 心目, pinyin xīnmù.

What does 心目 mean?

心目 (xīnmù) means “in sb's eyes, in sb's mind”.

How do you write 心目?

心目 is 2 characters: 心 (xīn) — heart; 目 (mù) — eye; item. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 心目?

心目 is read xīnmù. Tones: xīn — first tone, mù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“in sb's eyes” in the lesson “How to look at it”

This word is from the topic “Judgments and values” 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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