心里

• 拼音: xīn lǐ
• 汉字拆解: 心 = a pictograph of the heart organ; 里 = 田 (field) + 土 (earth), meaning 'inside' or 'village'

含义

In one's heart; in one's mind. Refers to inner feelings or thoughts.

Expresses what someone feels or thinks internally. Often used with verbs of feeling or thinking: 心里高兴 (happy inside), 心里想 (thinking to oneself). Differs from 心中 which is more literary. 心里 is the most common everyday form for describing inner states.

例句

1. 他心里很高兴。
2. 我心里有一个想法。
3. 她嘴上没说，但心里不开心。

用法指南

语境: feelings, inner thoughts, everyday

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 我心里很感动。(I feel very touched inside.)
• 你心里在想什么？(What are you thinking about?)

错误说法

• 把心里和心理搞混 (Don't confuse 心里 in one's heart with 心理 xīnlǐ psychology — they sound the same but 心理 refers to the academic/scientific study of the mind)

起源与历史

心 (xīn, heart) + 里 (lǐ, inside). Literally 'inside the heart' — the internal world of feelings and thoughts.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal