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心态 (xīn tài) — mentality; attitude; state of mind

Definition

心态 (xīntài) is one's overall mindset or mental attitude, especially toward life or challenges. Broader than 心情 (a temporary mood) and more about a stable outlook than 态度 (attitude toward a specific thing).

noun
mentalityattitudestate of mind

Examples

  • 心态。
    Bǎo chí jī jí de xīn tài hěn zhòng yào.
    Maintaining a positive attitude is very important.
  • 心态，。
    Tā de xīn tài yì zhí hěn hǎo, suǒ yǐ chéng gōng le.
    He always has a good attitude, so he succeeded.
  • 心态，。
    Nǐ yào xué huì tiáo zhěng xīn tài, miàn duì kùn nan.
    You need to learn to adjust your mindset to face difficulties.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

心xīnmind
态tàistate

心 gives the mind, and 态 gives state or attitude, naming a settled way of thinking.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
太
太tài态tài
Same sound today

态 is made of 太, which gives the sound, and 心 (heart).

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 6Attitudes & OpinionsMental Health

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