心血

• Pinyin: xīn xuè
• Desglose de hanzi: 心 = heart (pictograph); 血 = vessel filled with blood (pictograph)

Significado

Esfuerzo y dedicación (a fondo); trabajo de toda una vida.

Used to describe the enormous effort invested in a project, artwork, or career. Conveys that something is not just labour but the vital essence of the creator.

Ejemplos

1. 这本词典凝聚了编委会成员十年的心血。
2. 她把全部心血倾注在这部交响乐的创作上。
3. 多年的心血付诸东流，他不禁感到万分痛惜。

Guía de uso

Contexto: arts, research, work, personal dedication

Tono: earnest

Correcto

• 这座博物馆是几代建筑师共同倾注心血的成果，承载了无数人对文化传承的深厚情感。(This museum is the result of the painstaking effort of generations of architects and carries the profound sentiments of countless people toward cultural heritage.)
• 看着亲手栽培多年的企业因外部冲击而陷入困境，他心中那种痛惜无异于眼睁睁看着心血付诸流水。(Watching the company he had nurtured with painstaking effort for years fall into crisis, the grief in his heart was no different from watching his life's work drain away.)

Incorrecto

• 我心血很多 — 心血 is used in 倾注心血 or 耗尽心血 constructions; say 我付出了大量心血 instead

Origen e historia

心 (heart) + 血 (blood) — the heart's blood; the vital essence one gives to a task

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal