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深切 (shēn qiè) — deeply felt, heartfelt, sincere

Definition

Used for feelings or concern that are deeply and sincerely held, often about wishes, sympathy, or understanding. Stronger and more earnest than 真心, and more often modifies abstract feelings than 衷心.

adjective
deeply feltheartfeltsincere

Examples

  • 深切。
    Wǒ men duì zāi qū rén mín biǎo shì shēn qiè de wèi wèn.
    We express our deep sympathy to the people in the disaster area.
  • 深切。
    Tā shēn qiè dì xī wàng hái zi men néng nǔ lì xué xí.
    He sincerely hopes the children can study hard.
  • 深切。
    Liǎng guó lǐng dǎo rén jìn xíng le shēn qiè de jiāo liú.
    The leaders of the two countries had a profound exchange.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

深shēndeep
切qièearnest

深 and 切 together give a sense of deep, earnest feeling.

Characters in this word

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
𥥍
𥥍𥥍深shēn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

深 is built from 氵, the side form of 水 “water”, and 𥥍, which supplies the sound.

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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
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
七
七qī切qiè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 切, the 刀 (knife) part is joined to 七, which gives the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Emotions & Feelings

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