# 心血 (xīnxuè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 心血 (xīnxuè) means “painstaking effort; devotion”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: painstaking effort; devotion
- Pinyin: xīnxuè (xin1 xue4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 老师为学生倾注了大量心血。
  Lǎoshī wèi xuésheng qīngzhùle dàliàng xīnxuè.
  The teacher devoted a lot of painstaking effort to the students.

## Characters

- [心](https://hanziro.com/word/xin-heart/) (xīn): heart; mind
- [血](https://hanziro.com/word/xue-blood/) (xuè): blood

https://hanziro.com/word/xin-xue-painstaking-effort/

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