心眼 (xīn yǎn) — heart, intention, consideration (one's inner thoughts and motives); cleverness, cunning, shrewdness (often in 有心眼 or 没心眼); (in 心眼小/心眼大) tolerance, breadth of mind

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Examples

• 她这个人很心眼，总是替别人着想。
  Tā zhè ge rén hěn xīn yǎn, zǒng shì tì bié rén zhuó xiǎng.
  She is very considerate; she always thinks of others.
• 他心眼太多，我有点不敢跟他合作。
  Tā xīn yǎn tài duō, wǒ yǒu diǎn bù gǎn gēn tā hé zuò.
  He has too many tricks up his sleeve; I'm hesitant to cooperate with him.
• 你心眼大一点，别为这种小事生气。
  Nǐ xīn yǎn dà yì diǎn, bié wèi zhè zhǒng xiǎo shì shēng qì.
  Be a bit more broad-minded; don't get angry over small things like this.

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