心境 (xīn jìng) — state of mind; mood | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literary/formal term for one's state of mind, more written than everyday 心情. It frames mood as a lasting inner condition, not a momentary feeling.

noun

state of mindmood

Examples

心境，。
Tā zuì jìn xīn jìng bú cuò, gōng zuò yě shùn lì.
Recently his mood has been good, and work is going smoothly too.
心境。
Lǚ yóu néng ràng rén fàng sōng xīn jìng.
Travel can relax one's state of mind.
心境。
Tā xiě le yì shǒu shī lái biǎo dá zì jǐ de xīn jìng.
She wrote a poem to express her state of mind.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

心 (mind) and 境 (state) mean the state of one's mind.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土竟境

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

竟

竟jìng境jìng

Same sound today

境 pairs 土 (earth) with 竟, which gives the sound; the 土 part carries the meaning.

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