Definition
倾心 is a stative verb (s.v.) with two main uses. You can use it with 于 or 对 to express deep admiration or being captivated by someone or something (他倾心于艺术 'he is captivated by art'). It can also be used before a verb, often as 倾心交谈, to mean 'heart-to-heart' or 'wholeheartedly'. It is a relatively formal, literary word.
s.v.
to be captivated byto admire deeplycordialheart-to-heartwith all one's heart
Examples
- 倾心。Tā duì yīnyuè fēicháng qīng xīn.He is deeply captivated by music.
- 倾心。Tāmen qīng xīn jiāotán le yí ge xiàwǔ.They had a heart-to-heart talk all afternoon.
- 。Tā duì tā yí jiàn qīng xīn.She fell for him at first sight.
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