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偏心

piānxīn

Description

“偏心”的意思是对某个人特别好,对别人不公平。

"偏心" means to be especially good to someone and unfair to others.

孩子们常常说妈妈偏心,因为她好像更喜欢弟弟。

Children often say their mother is 偏心 because she seems to like the younger brother more.

Meanings

偏心piānxīn

partial; biased; showing favoritism

老师很公平,从来不偏心。

The teacher is very fair and never shows favoritism.

偏心piānxīn

partiality; bias toward someone

她对小儿子有点偏心。

She is a bit biased toward her youngest son.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    偏 (lean, incline) + 心 (heart), literally 'a leaning heart', i.e. leaning toward one side.

  • Nuance

    usually negative, implying unfair favoritism, especially among family members or in judging people.

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