内心

• 拼音: nèi xīn
• 汉字拆解: 内 = 冂 (enclosure) + 入 (enter), meaning inside; 心 = pictograph of a heart, meaning heart or mind

含义

Inner heart; innermost feelings. One's true thoughts and emotions deep inside.

Refers to a person's private emotional world — what they truly think or feel beneath the surface. Common in literary, emotional, and psychological contexts. Often contrasted with outward behaviour: 他表面很平静，内心却很紧张 (He looks calm on the surface but is nervous inside). More literary than 心里.

例句

1. 他表面上很开心，但内心其实很难过。
2. 她在内心深处一直想回家乡。
3. 我们应该倾听自己内心的声音。

用法指南

语境: emotions, literature, psychology

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 她的内心非常强大。(She is very strong on the inside.)
• 内心的想法不一定要说出来。(Inner thoughts don't always need to be spoken aloud.)

错误说法

• 我内心饿了。(Don't use 内心 for physical sensations — it refers to emotions and thoughts, not bodily feelings. Say 我饿了.)

起源与历史

内 means inner or inside; 心 means heart or mind. Together they mean the inside of the heart — one's deepest feelings.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal