How to say “take to heart” in Chinese
take to heart, care about
“Take to heart” in Chinese is 在意, zài yì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
在意 is read zài yì: 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
Below, 心 “heart”.
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 “在意”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 在意. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 别太在意别人的看法。biétàizàiyìbiéréndekànfǎDon't take what other people think too much to heart.
- 别太在意他的话biétàizàiyìtādehuàDon't take what he said too much to heart.
More words from the lesson “Hurt and anger”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “take to heart” in Chinese?
“Take to heart” in Chinese is 在意, pinyin zàiyì.
What does 在意 mean?
在意 (zàiyì) means “take to heart, care about”.
How do you write 在意?
在意 is 2 characters: 在 (zài) — be at, be in; 意 (yì) — idea, meaning. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 在意?
在意 is read zàiyì. Tones: zài — fourth tone, yì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“take to heart” in the lesson “Hurt and anger”
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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