xīndǐ

心底

Word · Noun

bottom of heart; intention

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

bottom of one's heart; deep down; innermost heart

Tā他
de的
yī一
fān番
huà话
 ,
ràng让
rén人
cóng从
xīn心
dǐ底
lǐ里
gǎn感
dào到
qīn亲
qiè切
 。

His words made people feel warm and friendly from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
xīn心
dǐ底
de的
mì秘
mì密
 。

This is the secret deep in my heart.

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Tā他
dǎ打
xīn心
dǐ底
zūn尊
jìng敬
zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
 。

He respects this teacher from the bottom of his heart.

2.

noun

intention; motive; one's true heart

dialect

In some dialects, this sense can take the suffix -儿.

Zhè这
gè个
rén人
xīn心
dǐ底
hǎo好
 。

This person has good intentions.

Wǒ我
bù不
zhī知
dào道
tā他
xīn心
dǐ底
r儿
shì是
zěn怎
me么
xiǎng想
de的
 。

I don't know what his real intentions are.

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Nǐ你
bié别
kàn看
tā他
biǎo表
miàn面
xiōng凶
 ,
qí其
shí实
xīn心
dǐ底
bù不
cuò错
 。

Don't be fooled by his fierce appearance; actually, his heart is in the right place.