下狠心

下
狠
心
to resolve (to do sth); to toughen up

Characters and words in 下狠心

下
xià = xi + a4
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
下 = 一 + 卜 : Mnemonic symbol: from the up/down logic, and a little bit the shape of the character, a ladder.

Xi Shi (xi) is on a retreat in the ashram. Using a voodoo staff (卜), she divined that next (下) week she'll have to play the flute (一) sixteen hours per day. Because she hates playing the flute, she climbs over the ashram's bathroom (a4) wall using a ladder (下) to escape.
狠
hěn = h + (e)n3
ruthless / fierce / ferocious / determined / to harden (one's heart) / old variant of 很[hen3]
狠 = 犭 + 艮 : Hamlet (h) is walking his dachshund (犭) in the encampment ((e)n3). Suddenly the dachshund gets stuck in a chewing gum (艮). The chewing gum is so fierce (狠) that Hamlet has a hard time pulling his dachshund out again.
狠
心
callous / heartless
狠
心
callous; heartless / to resolve (to do sth) / firm resolve (as in 下狠心[xia4 hen3 xin1])
心
xi̅n = xi + (e)n1
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
心 = 乚 + 丶 : Marie Curie (xi) uses a shovel (乚) to dig a hole in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She wants to bury her heart (心). To the side are three petal leaves (丶), with which she wants to cover it afterwards.

Words with 下狠心

下狠心 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 下狠心

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