心神 (xīn shén) — state of mind; mental state; attention; concentration; (TCM) psychic constitution; mind
Definition
Literary term for one's 'state of mind' or 'attention/mental focus' (as in 心神不定 'distracted' or 心神放在… 'focus on'). In TCM contexts (中医), it specifically refers to the psychic constitution to be nurtured for overall health.
noun
state of mindmental stateattentionconcentration(TCM) psychic constitutionmind
Examples
- ，。Tā zuì jìn xīn shén bú dìng, zǒng shì yí fù xīn shì chóng chóng de yàng zi.He has been unsettled lately, always looking troubled.
- 心神。Tā de xīn shén quán dōu fàng zài gōng zuò shàng le.All her attention is focused on work.
- 心神，。Zhōng yī rèn wéi xīn shén xū yào hǎo hǎo tiáo yǎng, cái néng bǎo chí shēn xīn jiàn kāng.Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the mind needs to be nurtured properly in order to maintain physical and mental health.
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