心情 (xīn qíng) — mood; state of mind | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

心情 is the everyday word for a person's current mood or frame of mind. 情绪 is more about emotions, and 心态 is a longer-term attitude or mentality.

noun

moodstate of mind

Measure word · 个

Examples

心情。
Tā jīn tiān xīn qíng hěn hǎo.
He is in a good mood today.
，心情。
Kǎo shì de shí hou, wǒ de xīn qíng hěn jǐn zhāng.
I felt very nervous during the exam.
，心情。
Fàng jià le, dà jiā de xīn qíng dōu hěn hǎo.
The holiday started, so everyone is in a good mood.

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.

情qíngfeeling

心 gives the heart or mind, and 情 gives feeling, naming the feeling state of the heart.

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.

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

青

青qīng情qíng

Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

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