心疼

• 拼音: xīn téng
• 汉字拆解: 心 = heart; 疼 = 疒 (illness) + 冬 (winter), meaning to ache

含义

To feel sorry for; to love dearly; to feel heartache. A feeling of tenderness mixed with distress for someone.

Expresses both loving concern and emotional pain when seeing someone suffer or struggle. Can also mean to feel reluctant to spend money or see something wasted. Often used by parents about children, or between lovers. More emotional than 同情 (sympathy).

例句

1. 看到孩子生病，妈妈特别心疼。
2. 她太节俭了，花一点钱都心疼。
3. 别心疼那点钱，该花就花。

用法指南

语境: emotions, family

语气: affectionate

正确说法

• 奶奶最心疼孙子了。(Grandma loves her grandson most dearly.)
• 看你累成这样，我真心疼。(Seeing you so exhausted, I really feel for you.)

错误说法

• 我心疼这本书 (Odd collocation — use 心疼 for people or money, not for liking objects)

起源与历史

Compound of 心 (heart) and 疼 (to ache, pain), literally meaning one's heart aches.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal