# 狠心 (hěnxīn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 狠心 (hěnxīn) means “heartless; to harden one's heart”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: heartless; to harden one's heart
- Pinyin: hěnxīn (hen3 xin1)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他终于狠心拒绝了这个要求。
  Tā zhōngyú hěnxīn jùjué le zhège yāoqiú.
  He finally hardened his heart and rejected the request.

## Characters

- [狠](https://hanziro.com/word/hen-ruthless/) (hěn): ruthless; fierce
- [心](https://hanziro.com/word/xin-heart/) (xīn): heart; mind

https://hanziro.com/word/hen-xin-heartless/

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