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心驰神往

xīn chí shén wǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person / to long for / infatuated / fascinated
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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-c9d189764168b526. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

心馳神往 心驰神往 [xin1 chi2 shen2 wang3] /one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person/to long for/infatuated/fascinated/

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Other forms in these source records: 心馳神往

  • 心
    xīn

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

  • 驰
    chí

    to run fast / to speed / to gallop / to disseminate / to spread

  • 神
    shén

    god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing

  • 往
    wǎng

    to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.