心目 (xīn mù) — (in) one's mind or eyes; (from) one's perspective

Definition

心目中 is a fixed phrase meaning 'in one's mind / in one's eyes' — it always follows 在…中 and refers to how someone perceives or ranks a person or thing. Unlike 心里 (inner feelings), 心目 is about judgment or image, not emotions.

noun
(in) one's mind or eyes(from) one's perspective

Examples

  • 心目。
    Tā zài xué shēng de xīn mù zhōng shì yí wèi hǎo lǎo shī.
    He is a good teacher in the students' eyes.
  • 心目。
    Zhè ge chéng shì zài wǒ de xīn mù zhōng yì zhí hěn měi.
    This city has always been beautiful in my mind.
  • 心目，。
    Zài fù mǔ de xīn mù zhōng, hái zi yǒng yuǎn shì zuì zhòng yào de.
    In parents' minds, children are always the most important.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

心xīnmind
目mùeye

心 gives the mind, and 目 gives the eye, so it means in one's mind or eyes.

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.

Open 心 →

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

目 began as a drawing of a human eye, turned sideways.

Open 目 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6Thinking & Cognition

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