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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 狠心

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
狠心 hěn xīn - callous; heartless
- to resolve (to do sth)
- firm resolve (as in 下狠心[xia4 hen3xin1])

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 19,066 16,735 8,698

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
狠 hěn- ruthless; fierce; ferocious
- determined; resolute
- to harden (one's heart)
- old variant of 很[hen3]
心 xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 狠心

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
狠心 6 - 19,066 16,735 8,698
下狠心 - - 90,827 - -