treat with sincerity; heart-to-heart
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to treat someone with complete sincerity; to bare one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk
formalOriginally meant to place one's heart in another's belly, symbolizing absolute trust and sincerity. Often used with 地 to modify verbs like 交谈 (converse) or 说 (speak).
Tā他
liǎ俩
tuī推
xīn心
zhì置
fù腹
de地
jiāo交
tán谈
le了
hǎo好
yī一
zhèn阵
zi子
。
The two of them had a heart-to-heart conversation for quite a while.
Péng朋
you友
zhī之
jiān间
yīng应
gāi该
tuī推
xīn心
zhì置
fù腹
，
bù不
yào要
hù互
xiāng相
cāi猜
yí疑
。
Friends should treat each other with sincerity and not be suspicious of one another.
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Jīng经
guò过
yī一
fān番
tuī推
xīn心
zhì置
fù腹
de的
gōu沟
tōng通
，
tā他
men们
zhōng终
yú于
huà化
jiě解
le了
wù误
huì会
。
After a sincere heart-to-heart communication, they finally resolved the misunderstanding.