How to say “mood” in Chinese
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“Mood” in Chinese is 心情, xīn qíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
心情 is read xīn qíng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.
On the left, 忄 “heart”. In 事情 it is read with the neutral tone.
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 “心情”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 心情. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我今天心情很好。wǒjīntiānxīnqínghěnhǎoI'm in a good mood today.
- 你今天心情怎么样nǐjīntiānxīnqíngzěnmeyàngHow's your mood today?
- 你最近心情怎么样？nǐzuìjìnxīnqíngzěnmeyàngHow's your mood been lately?
- 我不知道怎么形容我的心情。wǒbùzhīdàozěnmexíngróngwǒdexīnqíngI don't know how to describe my mood.
- 听到这个消息，大家的心情都很沉重。tīngdàozhègexiāoxi,dàjiādexīnqíngdōuhěnchénzhòngWhen they heard this news, everyone's heart grew heavy.
- 大家的心情异常激动dàjiādexīnqíngyìchángjīdòngEveryone is extraordinarily excited.
More words from the lesson “How's your mood?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mood” in Chinese?
“Mood” in Chinese is 心情, pinyin xīnqíng.
What does 心情 mean?
心情 (xīnqíng) means “mood”.
How do you write 心情?
心情 is 2 characters: 心 (xīn) — heart; 情 (qíng) — feeling; matter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 心情?
心情 is read xīnqíng. Tones: xīn — first tone, qíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“mood” in the lesson “How's your mood?”
This word is from the topic “Feelings and mood” of HSK 4. 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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