心疼

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 看到孩子受苦,妈妈很心疼。▶ —
   Seeing her child suffer, the mother ached with pity.
2. 这么浪费,真让人心疼。▶ —
   Such waste really makes one wince.

Collocations

Mnemonic

心 xīn "heart" + 疼 téng "to ache": "to love dearly; to feel sorry for". The heart aches (疼). ① to dote on (心疼孩子) ② to feel sorry, to begrudge a loss (心疼钱). 疼 basically means "to ache", yet 心疼 also means "to cherish", a nuance absent in Korean. Connects to 疼爱 and 舍不得.

Related

Quick check

1. What does 心疼 mean?

   • to dote on; to ache with pity
   • to have a headache
   • to hate intensely
   • to rejoice greatly