二心 (èr xīn) — disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity

Definition

Literary/formal noun for being two-minded: disloyal, unfaithful, or doing something half-heartedly. Almost always appears in phrases like 怀有二心 or 有二心, not used in everyday casual speech.

noun

disloyaltyhalf-heartednessduplicity

Examples

二心，。
Tā duì gōng sī huái yǒu èr xīn, zuì zhōng bèi pàn le lǎo bǎn.
He harbored disloyalty toward the company and eventually betrayed his boss.
二心，。
Zuò shì bù néng yǒu èr xīn, fǒu zé hěn nán chéng gōng.
You can't do things with half-heartedness, otherwise it's hard to succeed.
二心。
Péng you zhī jiān zuì jì huì de jiù shì èr xīn.
What is most taboo between friends is duplicity.

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