A competitive mentality can lead to negative emotions.
Sentence #2609577 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 心理 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.
心xīnheart
心 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from a heart. On the left of a character it is written 忄.
理lǐtexture
王king · wángMeaning part
里village · lǐSound part
王 hints at the meaning (king); 里 (lǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with lǐ.
Memory aid王 here is jade 玉: cutting jade along its grain. 里 (lǐ) gives the sound: to put in order, reason.
How to write 心理
心 4 strokes · 理 11 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 心理 (xīnlǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
心理 (xīnlǐ) means “psychology” or “mentality”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xīnlǐ: xīn with a 1st tone, then lǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 心理 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xinli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 心理 from the suggestions. Typing xinli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
心理 is an HSK 5 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
心xīn1st tone, high and level
理lǐ3rd tone, dipping
