胸怀 xiōnghuái▶ mente

Stroke order

胸怀 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 胸 — 10 strokes
• 怀 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. one's bosom (the seat of emotions)
2. breast
3. broad-minded and open
4. to think about
5. to cherish

Related words

• 关怀Cuidado, preocuparse
• 胸膛pecho
• 胸pecho
• 怀孕quedar embarazada
• 怀念extrañar, perder
• 怀疑dudar

胸怀 is pronounced xiōnghuái and means “mente”. You will meet it in HSK 6, a band of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the standard test of Chinese proficiency. Most learners can pick 胸怀 out of a list long before they can reach for it unprompted, and the gap between those two closes only with repeated recall. LexiTrail schedules the next sighting from how well you did on the last.