欢心 (huān xīn) — favor; liking; joy; delight
Definition
Refers to someone's favor or approval — almost always used with verbs like 讨 or 赢得, meaning to curry or win someone's liking. The 'joy' sense is secondary; this is more about pleasing people than feeling happy.
noun
favorlikingjoydelight
Examples
- 欢心。Tā de biǎo yǎn yíng dé le dà jiā de huān xīn.Her performance won everyone's favor.
- 欢心。Tā hěn huì tǎo lǐng dǎo de huān xīn.He is very good at winning the favor of his boss.
- ，欢心。Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, tā yǎn shì bú zhù nèi xīn de huān xīn.Hearing this good news, he could not hide his inner joy.
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