心里
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
心里 (xīnli) · in one's heart
心里 (xīnli) means “in one's heart; in one's mind”. It is written with 2 characters: 心 (heart) + 里 (in). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 心里 is built
The characters
心 xīn · heart
What 心 is made of
心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
里 lǐ · in
What 里 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Unit of measure for farm 田 land 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我心里很高兴。Wǒ xīnli hěn gāoxìng.I feel very happy inside.
你心里在想什么？Nǐ xīnli zài xiǎng shénme?What's on your mind?
Questions about 心里
What does 心里 mean?
心里 (xīnli) means “in one's heart; in one's mind”.
How do you pronounce 心里?
心里 is pronounced xīnli.
Which HSK level is 心里?
心里 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 放心fàngxīnto be at ease
- 关心guānxīnto care about
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 小心xiǎoxīnto be careful
- 心情xīnqíngmood
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 信心xìnxīnconfidence
- 中心zhōngxīncenter
- 爱心àixīnlove
- 决心juéxīndetermination
Learn 心里 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.