黑心

hēi xīn

B1 Level 5

黑心 (hēi xīn) is a Chinese word meaning “ruthless and lacking in conscience”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

ruthless and lacking in conscience
vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy
black core (flaw in pottery)

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Example

這種黑心的東西不可以賣。

This kind of unscrupulous product shouldn't be sold.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).