Definition
心扉 literally means 'the door of one's heart' and is a literary term for one's innermost thoughts and feelings. It's most commonly used in fixed expressions like 敞开心扉 ('to open one's heart') and 紧闭心扉 ('to keep one's heart closed'). It's not used literally for a physical door—it always carries a figurative, emotional meaning.
n.
one's heart (the seat of emotions and innermost thoughts)innermost being
Examples
- 心扉。Tā zhōngyú xiàng wǒ chǎngkāi le xīn fēi.She finally opened her heart to me.
- 心扉。Tā bǎ zìjǐ de xīn fēi wánquán fēngbì qǐlai le.He completely sealed off his heart.
- 心扉。Wǒmen hěn nán zhēnzhèng liǎojiě yí ge rén de xīn fēi.It's hard to truly understand a person's heart.
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