邪念 (xié niàn) — evil thought, wicked idea
Definition
An evil or wicked thought that arises in the mind, often one the person tries to suppress. Stronger and more literary than 坏念头, which is the everyday spoken term for a bad/evil idea.
noun
evil thoughtwicked idea
Examples
- 邪念。Tā xīn zhōng tū rán shēng chū le yí gè xié niàn.An evil thought suddenly arose in his heart.
- 邪念。Tā nǔ lì yā zhì zhù zì jǐ de xié niàn.She tried hard to suppress her wicked thoughts.
- 邪念，。xié niàn Rú guǒ bú qù kòng zhì, jiù huì niàng chéng dà huò.If evil thoughts are not controlled, they will cause great disaster.
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