HSK 4 · Emotions

心情 xīnqíng “mood” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 心情 means

  1. mood
  2. frame of mind

How to say 心情

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale心xīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale情qíng2nd tone, rising

心情 in a sentence

  1. 他心情好就去散步。

    Tā xīnqíng hǎo jiù qù sànbù.

    When he’s in a good mood, he goes for a walk.

    Sentence #5574445 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 今天太热了，我没心情学习。

    Jīntiān tài rè le, wǒ méi xīnqíng xuéxí.

    It’s too hot today; I’m not in the mood to study.

    Sentence #8744081 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我今天心情不太好。

    Wǒ jīntiān xīnqíng bú tài hǎo.

    I’m not in a very good mood today.

    Sentence #365917 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 心情 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 心 (xīn) drawn as one shape
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.

The character 情 (qíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
情qíngfeelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qíng.

How to write 心情

心 4 strokes · 情 11 strokes

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

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

Words related to 心情

Words with 心

担心dānxīn · to worry放心fàngxīn · relax关心guānxīn · concerned about/with小心xiǎoxīn · be careful心里xīnlǐ · in one’s heart心xīn · heart伤心shāngxīn · to grieve粗心cūxīn · careless耐心nàixīn · to be patient开心kāixīn · to feel happy

Words with 情

事情shìqing · matter热情rèqíng · cordial爱情àiqíng · romance感情gǎnqíng · emotion同情tóngqíng · to sympathise with情况qíngkuàng · circumstances表情biǎoqíng · (facial) expression情绪qíngxù · mood情景qíngjǐng · scene激情jīqíng · passion

More words: Emotions & Feelings

吃惊chījīng · to be startled讨厌tǎoyàn · to dislike同情tóngqíng · to sympathise with无聊wúliáo · bored羡慕xiànmù · to envy辛苦xīnkǔ · exhausting幸福xìngfú · happiness愉快yúkuài · cheerful

FAQs

心情 (xīnqíng) means “mood” or “frame of mind”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it xīnqíng: xīn with a 1st tone, then qíng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 心情 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xinqing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 心情 from the suggestions. Typing xinqing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
心情 is an HSK 4 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.