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缺心眼儿 — “To be simple-minded, naive, or lacking in common sense”

缺心眼儿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be simple-minded, naive, or lacking in common sense”. To be a bit foolish or dull-witted.

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缺心眼儿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

缺心眼儿 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
缺
quē10lack, be short of, be absent
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
眼
yǎn11eye, insight, hole, crucial point
儿
er2child, son, offspring

Example Sentence with 缺心眼儿

他总是那么缺心眼儿,别人说什么他都信。
He's always so simple-minded; he believes whatever anyone tells him.

Idioms Related to 缺心眼儿

Synonyms of 缺心眼儿

  • quē缺xīn心shǎo少fèi肺naive and thoughtless

Antonyms of 缺心眼儿

  • guǐ诡jì计duō多duān端Full of cunning schemes

More idioms starting with 缺

  • quē缺yī一bù不kě可all are essential
  • quē缺sān三duǎn短sì四incomplete and fragmented
  • quē缺kǒu口niè镊zi子an extremely stingy person
  • quē缺chī吃shǎo少chuān穿lack food and clothing
  • quē缺chī吃duǎn短chuān穿lacking food and clothing
  • quē缺jīn斤duǎn短liǎng两shortchange customers with dishonest weighing
  • quē缺yuè月zài再yuán圆a couple reuniting after separation
  • quē缺yī衣shǎo少shí食lack food and clothing
  • quē缺shí食wú无yī衣lack food and clothing

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Questions about 缺心眼儿

What does 缺心眼儿 mean?

缺心眼儿 (quē xīn yǎn er) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be simple-minded, naive, or lacking in common sense”.

How do you pronounce 缺心眼儿?

缺心眼儿 is pronounced quē xīn yǎn er in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 缺心眼儿?

缺乏心计或机智,尤指智力发育不健全

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