Definition
多心 (duō xīn) is a verb meaning to be oversensitive or suspicious, especially about others' intentions—commonly used in phrases like 别多心 'don't take it the wrong way'. Unlike the adjectives 可疑 (suspicious) and 蹊跷 (oddly suspicious), it describes a person's reaction, not a thing's quality. It overlaps with the figurative sense of 过敏 (oversensitive/touchy), but 多心 specifically refers to misinterpreting harmless comments as negative.
verb
to be oversensitiveto be suspicious (often in 别多心 or 你多心了)
Examples
- 多心，。Tā zhège rén jiùshì róngyì duō xīn, nǐ bié zàiyì.He's the type who gets oversensitive easily; don't mind him.
- ，多心。Wǒ zhème shuō méiyǒu pīpíng nǐ de yìsi, nǐ bié duō xīn.I'm not criticizing you by saying that — don't take it the wrong way.
- 多心，。Tā duō xīn le, yǐwéi dàjiā zài shuō tā huàihuà.She got suspicious, thinking everyone was gossiping about her.
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