心心

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Basic Meaning

This is the physical, anatomical meaning. Common medical/biological terms include 心肌, 心脏.

The heart; the organ responsible for pumping blood through the circulatory system in humans and higher animals.

人和高等动物身体内推动血液循环的器官。人的心在胸腔的中部，稍偏左方，呈圆锥形，大小约跟本人的拳头相等，内部有四个空腔，上部两个是心房，下部两个是心室。心房和心室的舒张和收缩推动血液循环全身。也叫心脏。

Words:

心肌心音心悸心脏

Sentences:

他(tā)的(de)心(xīn)脏(zàng)很(hěn)健(jiàn)康(kāng)。
His heart is very healthy.
医(yī)生(shēng)用(yòng)听(tīng)诊(zhěn)器(qì)检(jiǎn)查(chá)了(le)他(tā)的(de)心(xīn)音(yīn)。
The doctor checked his heart sounds with a stethoscope.

This is the abstract, metaphorical meaning. It's used in countless psychological and emotional expressions like 心思, 用心.

The mind; the heart (as the center of thought, emotion, and intention).

习惯上也指思想器官和思想感情等。

Words:

挖空心思一心一意心思心得用心

Sentences:

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)用(yòng)心(xīn)听(tīng)老(lǎo)师(shī)讲(jiǎng)课(kè)。
Please listen to the teacher's lecture attentively (with your mind/heart).
我(wǒ)一(yì)心(xīn)一(yī)意(yì)想(xiǎng)学(xué)好(hǎo)中(zhōng)文(wén)。
I wholeheartedly want to learn Chinese well.

Often refers to the physical center (e.g., 圆心) or the figurative core/essence (e.g., 核心).

Center; core; the middle or most important part of something.

中央，在中间的地位或部分。

Words:

江心圆心重心核心掌心

Sentences:

湖(hú)心(xīn)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(ge)小(xiǎo)岛(dǎo)。
There is a small island in the center of the lake.
团(tuán)队(duì)的(de)成(chéng)功(gōng)，团(tuán)结(jié)是(shì)核(hé)心(xīn)。
For a team's success, unity is the core.