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心血

xīn xuè · xin xue

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. heart's blood
  2. expenditure (for some project)
  3. meticulous care
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All my hard work

  1. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)画(huà)了(le)一个月(yīgèyuè)的(de)画(huà)！

    Look, this is a painting I worked on for a month!

  2. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，花(huā)了(le)不少(bùshǎo)心血(xīnxuè)吧(ba)？

    Wow, it took quite a lot of effort, right?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，每(měi)一笔(yībǐ)都(dōu)是(shì)我的(wǒde)心血(xīnxuè)。

    Yes, every stroke is my hard work.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)拍(pāi)张(zhāng)照(zhào)吗(ma)？

    Then may I take a photo?

  5. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)，但是(dànshì)先(xiān)把(bǎ)咖啡(kāfēi)拿开(nákāi)，别(bié)洒(sǎ)到(dào)我的(wǒde)心血(xīnxuè)上(shàng)！

    Sure, but first move your coffee away. Do not spill it on my work!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)本(běn)画(huà)册(cè)凝(níng)聚(jù)了(le)她(tā)多(duō)年(nián)的(de)心(xīn)血(xuè)。

This picture album embodies years of her painstaking effort.

02

他(tā)花(huā)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)心(xīn)血(xuè)才(cái)建(jiàn)成(chéng)这(zhè)座(zuò)花(huā)园(yuán)。

It took him three years of painstaking effort to build this garden.

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