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促膝谈心

cù xī tán xīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-941b50116564071d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

促膝談心 促膝谈心 [cu4 xi1 tan2 xin1] /(idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk/

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Other forms in these source records: 促膝談心

  • 促
    cù

    (bound form) of short duration / hasty / rapid / (bound form) to hasten / to hurry / to urge / (literary) close by / pressed against

  • 膝
    xī

    knee

  • 谈
    tán

    to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss

    Tán

    surname Tan

  • 心
    xīn

    heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.