HSK 6 · Emotions

胸怀 xiōnghuái “breadth of mind” in Chinese

Traditional 胸懷

What 胸怀 means

  1. breadth of mind
  2. heart
  3. chest
  4. one’s bosom (the seat of emotions)
  5. breast
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • broad-minded and open
  • to think about
  • to cherish

How to say 胸怀

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale胸xiōng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale怀huái2nd tone, rising

胸怀 in a sentence

  1. 做大事的人要有宽广的胸怀。

    Zuò dàshì de rén yào yǒu kuānguǎng de xiōnghuái.

    People who do great things need to be broad-minded.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 大海一样的胸怀让人尊敬。

    Dàhǎi yíyàng de xiōnghuái ràng rén zūnjìng.

    A heart as big as the ocean earns people’s respect.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 胸怀 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 胸 (xiōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
胸xiōngchest
  • ⺼meat form of 肉 · ròu
  • 匈breast · Xiōng
The character 怀 (huái) with each of its parts in a different colour
怀huáibosom
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 不no · bùSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 不 (bù) hints at the sound. Compare it with huái.

How to write 胸怀

胸 10 strokes · 怀 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

胸怀 (xiōnghuái) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 胸怀 (xiōnghuái). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 胸怀

Words with 胸

胸xiōng · chest胸膛xiōngtáng · chest

Words with 怀

怀疑huáiyí · to doubt怀孕huáiyùn · to be pregnant怀念huáiniàn · to cherish the memory of关怀guānhuái · to care for

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

心态xīntài · mindset心疼xīnténg · to love dearly欣慰xīnwèi · gratified心眼儿xīnyǎnr · mind羞耻xiūchǐ · shame喜悦xǐyuè · joy虚荣xūróng · vanity厌恶yànwù · to loathe

FAQs

胸怀 (xiōnghuái) means “breadth of mind” or “heart”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiōnghuái: xiōng with a 1st tone, then huái with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 胸怀 is written 胸懷. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xionghuai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 胸怀 from the suggestions. Typing xionghuai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
胸怀 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.