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The word "真心" is formed by directly combining the character "真", meaning true or genuine, with the character "心", meaning heart or mind; this adjacency creates a compound where the first character descriptively modifies the second, yielding the literal sense of "true heart" and the conceptual meaning of sincerity.

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我真心感谢你。

Wǒ zhēnxīn gǎnxiè nǐ.

I sincerely thank you.

他说出了真心话。

Tā shuō chūle zhēnxīnhuà.

He spoke his sincere words.

她的真心感动了我。

Tā de zhēnxīn gǎndòngle wǒ.

Her sincerity moved me.

只有真心对待朋友，才能获得信任。

Zhǐyǒu zhēnxīn duìdài péngyou, cáinéng huòdé xìnrèn.

Only by treating friends sincerely can you gain trust.

在复杂的社会中，保持一颗真心并不容易。

Zài fùzá de shèhuì zhōng, bǎochí yī kē zhēnxīn bìng bù róngyì.

In a complex society, maintaining a genuine heart is not easy.

Word Definition - 真心

zhēn xīn sincere; heartfelt

Individual Character Details

真 zhēn
心 xīn