胸中 (xiōng zhōng) — in one's heart; in one's mind
Definition
Literary phrase for 'in one's heart / mind' — used in writing to describe inner feelings, thoughts, or convictions, more formal than the plain 心里.
noun
in one's heartin one's mind
Examples
- 胸中，。Tā xiōng zhōng yǒu xiǎng fǎ, dàn bìng méi yǒu shuō chū lái.He has thoughts in his mind, but he didn't say them out loud.
- 胸中。Zhè jù shī biǎo dá le tā xiōng zhōng de bēi fèn.This line of poetry expresses the grief and anger in his heart.
- 胸中。Tā xiōng zhōng zhuāng zhe tiān xià dà shì.He has the world's great affairs stored in his mind.
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