# 心疼 (xīnténg)

In Mandarin Chinese, 心疼 (xīnténg) means “to love dearly; to feel sorry for”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to love dearly; to feel sorry for
- Pinyin: xīnténg (xin1 teng2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 妈妈很心疼他天天加班。
  Māma hěn xīnténg tā tiāntiān jiābān.
  Mom felt sorry for him working overtime every day.

## Characters

- [心](https://hanziro.com/word/xin-heart/) (xīn): heart; mind
- [疼](https://hanziro.com/word/teng-hurt/) (téng): to hurt; sore

https://hanziro.com/word/xin-teng-love-dearly/

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