Definition
偏心 means 'to be biased' or 'partial,' describing unfair favoritism toward one person or group, often in families, schools, or workplaces. The literal translation is 'off-center heart,' which captures the concept of unequal treatment. Note that in mechanical engineering 偏心 also refers to 'eccentric' (e.g., eccentric cam), but this technical noun sense is rare in everyday conversation and does not match the stative verb usage. As a stative verb, it typically appears with 对...偏心 (biased toward...).
s.v.
biasedpartial (in favor of someone)
Examples
- 偏心,。Fùmǔ bù néng duì háizi piān xīn, yào gōngpíng duìdài.Parents should not be partial to any child; they must treat them fairly.
- 偏心,。Lǎoshī duì nàge xuéshēng hěn piān xīn, zǒng shì gěi tā gāo fēn.The teacher is very biased toward that student, always giving him high marks.
- 偏心,。Lǎobǎn duì lǎo yuángōng piān xīn, xīn yuángōng hěn bù mǎnyì.The boss favors the senior employees, and the new employees are very unhappy.
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